January 05, 2005
Sonics: Extend stadium tax forever
That plan to indefinitely extend Washington state's sports-subsidy tax to fund renovations to the Seattle Sonics' Key Arena isn't going over so well among the populace of the Evergreen State. The Sonics' latest plan would make the taxes (currently set to sunset in 2018) permanent, with the additional future tax revenue set aside to fund renovations not just to Key Arena, but to the homes of the Seahawks and Mariners as well - prompting one Seattle city councilmember to blurt to the Seattle Times: "Oh my God, that's worse than I thought." Times readers look to be even less thrilled at the idea, with "extortion racket" one of the milder phrases being thrown around...
Posted by Neil deMause
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