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Batting For
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Human nature being what it is, we tend to envy people in the bigsalary brackets. But here’s a. case where things aren’t always what they seem.
For instance, sluggger Ted Williams is the highest paid player in>» baseball history, at an estimated salary of $135,000 a year. But, ac- i cording‘to L. H. Gregory, sport’s ^ editor of the Portland Oregonian, he’ll only have around $35,000 left after paying his federal' and state income taxes. In other wofds, he does a lot more batting for the government than he does for himself! ; ;■ V •. ■ ■
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