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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang
Even details like calling the ticket levy a "ticket tax" was a huge mistake. They should have been trumpeting that user pay portion as much as possible, knowing full well that the public aren't keen on tax dollars being used. Semantics, sure, but why even mention the T-word on a portion that is 100% user pay?
It gave the inaccurate perception that even more of it was taxpayer funded, and the media fuelled this by misreporting it initially.
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To take it a step further, its not even a levy or a user pay fee. It's not like the Flames would lower ticket prices if there were no "ticket tax". Ticket prices would remain the same. All a "ticket tax" is is the Flames slicing off and securitizing a portion of future revenues. It's effectively a tax levied against the owners.
You are right though...I have no idea why the term ticket tax is used around so many arena financings. Such a dumb and inflammatory term.