In Dallas, the NBA's Mavericks and the NHL's Stars are pushing for a stadium to replace Reunion Arena, which has a dearth of lucrative luxury boxes. You have a 20 percent player tax. The league'll move out of Dallas before they do that. John Schomby, program director for radio station KLIF, which broadcasts Mavericks games, predicted that stations would pass on any fees assessed against them. I think it's ludicrous.
Some cities already have ways to snag a share of major league athletes' high earnings.
Pros who play at the city-owned Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia owe the same 4.21 percent wage tax as anyone else who earns income in the city, said Kevin Feeley, city spokesman. Brimer said Tuesday he was looking at ways to amend the bill to include some of Rosentraub's ideas. But Texas' constitutional prohibition against an income tax would bar a wage tax like Philadelphia's, raising the prospect of the set, per-game locker fee. What we want is a fairer way of financing arenas by making those who benefit, pay for it. E.W. Scripps Publications , All Rights Reserved.