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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Pretty debatable to say the Flames are paying the ticket tax when they are just adding it to their tickets and having customers pay it.
You can argue they would charge the same price for tickets with or without the ticket tax but it also opens the door to justify higher prices because of the ticket tax.
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Why wouldn't they? If they can fill their building by charging a higher price, they're still going to charge that price whether there is a ticket tax or not. It's basic supply and demand. The demand curve (i.e. the consumer) sets their consumption patterns based on the all in total cost.
Edit: Although I will give credence to a potential psychological effect of a "fee" affecting the demand curve. I guess there's a reason ticketmaster prices their tickets that way with about a billion fees on top of the "ticket price".