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Red Eye Radio

03-06-26 Part Two - Taxing Athletes

Red Eye Radio

Cumulus Podcast Network

News, Government, News Commentary, Daily News

4.51.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, high-paid athletes in California mitigate the state's high tax rate in consideration to their salary and whether or not to ditch the Golden State. Also complaints from Washington state on the economy, audio from The Morning Joe, CNN and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz grilled on poverty in his state. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio stations across America Monday-Friday 12am-5am CT (1am-6am ET and 10pm-3am PT), download the RED EYE RADIO SHOW app, asking your smart speaker, or listening at RedEyeRadioShow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Now it's Red Eye Radio.

0:09.8

Gary McNamara and Eric Hurley talk about everything from politics to social issues and news of the day.

0:16.9

Whether you're up late or you're just starting your day.

0:19.9

Welcome to the show from the Relief Factor Studios.

0:23.7

This is Red Eye Radio.

0:26.4

All across America, we are Red Eye Radio.

0:28.9

He is Eric Carly and I'm Gary McNamara.

0:31.1

Welcome and good morning.

0:32.6

Oh, this thought just popped into my head as we're talking about, you know, where we're going politically and everything else and what might happen in November, then where you go from that point on.

0:42.5

This just happened this week. And I started thinking about it more. You know, Bernie Sanders

0:49.1

talking about the billionaires tax and that the rich don't pay enough.

1:00.6

And I thought this week I'm like, this might change the way the public looks at it.

1:07.4

And I know this, some may view this as stupid commentary, but sometimes it's pop culture that can change the political narrative.

1:10.3

Yeah.

1:11.1

And this was the baseball player.

1:14.9

I can't think of his name right now.

1:16.3

The place for Arizona.

1:19.2

And he turned down the offer from San Diego.

1:24.3

And he's not going to go.

1:26.0

Why is he going to go? What was the reasoning?

1:30.2

And it was taxes. It's like two and a half percent is a flat rate income tax in Arizona.

1:38.4

It's 13 and a half there. And you and I sort of figured out, you know, as we did, this started a long time ago when we, when Phil

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