WCPN, Sound of Ideas - Should We Extend the ‘Sin Tax?’

If you missed this morning's radio show regarding the Sin Tax being considered for renewal by the County, here is the audio stream provided by WCPN 90.3, Sound of Ideas.

See below for a full listing of blog posts regarding this issue.

 

The Indians enter the All-Star break on fire, sweeping Kansas City in Progressive Field, a ballpark built with taxes on smokers and drinkers. Was the 'sin tax,' passed to build the ballpark and an arena for the Cavaliers and extended to build a stadium for the Browns, a good deal? We'll talk about that Tuesday morning at 9:00 on The Sound of Ideas, and we'll consider a new plan to seek a sin-tax extension beyond 2015 to keep these sports places in good shape.

    50:43 minutes

Guests:

• Jay Miller, reporter, Crain’s Cleveland Business 
• Marty McGann, VP, state and local advocacy, Greater Cleveland Partnership 
• Victor A. Matheson, economics professor, College of the Holy Cross 
• Brian Cummins, Cleveland City Councilman 

Other related WCPN News Story:

Should Cuyahoga County Voters Renew a Sin Tax to Pay for Cleveland Stadiums?
Tuesday, July 16, 2013, by Nick Castele

    03:43 minutes

Guests:

• Joe Roman, the head of the Greater Cleveland Partnership
• Brian Cummins, Cleveland City Councilman
• Andrew Zimbalist, Smith College Professor

Additional Information:

• Financing Professional Sports Facilities by Victor A Matheson and Robert Baade

Previous Blog Posts regarding Cleveland's Pro Sports Facilities and Sin Tax:

• Cleveland Browns Stadium gets new name as old sin tax expires in 2015
  Call for increased private investment by sports teams to balance large public subsidies that will need to continue through 2028. 1.18.2013.  NOTE:  includes embedded copy of the Browns Stadium lease dated 4-26-96.
• What to do when the sin tax for the sports facilities ends in 2015?, 1.26.2013
• Pro Sports Player Salaries & Anticipated NFL TV/Media Revenue come 2014, 1.26.2013

Other Recent Media Coverage:

• Cuyahoga County residents could renew 'sin tax'
  By Brandon Blackwell, The Plain Dealer, 7.3.2013
• A Smorgsbord of Taxes [Accounting of all sin-taxes collected from 2000 - 2010]
  Taxes add up for a night on the town in Cleveland, by Laura Johnston, The Plain Dealer, 4.18.2011.  Sources: City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Department of Taxation.