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ceonupe

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3. In this case I belive

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 26, 2013, 10:01 AM

Jul 2013

The money is coming from a specific tax for tourism. This is common around the nation as states and cities compete for sports teams for the money and jobs they bring.

These types of taxes are usually applied to hotels and car rental companies.

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Taxes are only good if they are benefiting some corporation or the rich. liberal N proud Jul 2013 #1

In this case I belive ceonupe Jul 2013 #3

It never works quite that way..... DeSwiss Jul 2013 #5

Ask the people of Cuyahoga county Ohio who are paying for 2 stadiums which have corporate names liberal N proud Jul 2013 #6

Oddly you picked my home town. DeSwiss Jul 2013 #7

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