http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/8/13/141342/593 The rules are quite clear. Beginning this year, any organization operating as a tax-free entity under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(6) must report the salaries of all those officers paid more than (US)$150,000 per year. They are supposed to disclose this information on IRS Form 990. But apparently the lords of football disagree because they are fighting having to completely disclose the salaries of National Football League (NFL) executives who fall within the specified guidelines. The NFL argues en-us Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:10:05 EST Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:59:44 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/8/13/141342/593#6      And for two reasons. One is personality-- Grassley isn't some wild eyed liberal from a coast state, but a well respected conservative (well, not <i>that</i> conservative, but still respected) from the heartland. If he thinks it's a good Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:59:44 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/8/13/141342/593#5 Well, the NFL itself is trade association and I see the point where trade associations are different from other non-profit organizations. The franchises themselves are fabulous tax shelters with all the expenses and overhead but they're also obviously maki Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:37:45 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/8/13/141342/593#4 <i>"The NFL argues it's different from the other 1.6 million non-profits in the US"</i><p> The NFL, non-profit?  No fucking way!  Have you been to a game lately?  Try $100 for a seat, $8 for a beer, and $4 for a crummy hot dog.  Bundles Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:49:32 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/8/13/141342/593#3 Of course it is very likely that when Browne was talking about his salary and how he would be embarrassed to have his wealthier neighbor know what it is, he was really giving this only as a hypothetical example.  He could have been asking what if he o Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:13:49 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/8/13/141342/593#2 <i>"Possibly the only thing better than being a professional football player is being one of the people who get to control the professional football players."</i><br><br>Actually it's much better being someone who can parlay 40 years of job security earnin Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:32:52 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/8/13/141342/593#1 Interesting that Joe Browne, in order to explain why he does not want his salary to be disclosed, disclosed his salary himself - a mere $150,000/year, which (he thinks) makes him vulnerable to ridicule by the lawyer living next door whose income is much hi Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:45:38 EST string http://www.treesandthings.com/search/