I don’t know who you are referring to regarding the income taxes being all the player’s salaries. Its been very clear in all the discussions of this deal that the ‘Player’s Tax’ is collected from visiting players (which would include non-resident Bucks Players. That actually would include coaches and staff at least in the states that collect it as income taxes.
Thus, Wisconsin collects some pretty good taxes from multi-million dollar players as they come and play night by night. Per all the discussions,
Had the Bucks left, Walker said, the state would be out at least $6.5 million a year in income taxes that NBA players and staff currently pay. Over 20 years, Walker said that would have grown by another $169 million (because of player’s salaries rising).
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/walker-signs-bill-fund-milwaukee-bucks-arena-135350038—nba.html
I am a traveling consultant and I have to file income tax returns in States in which I travel to week by week for projects.
My point was, in the reporting I’ve seen on this issue, supporters make out that the State gets the tax from the players ENTIRE income, which as many here have pointed out, is not true.
I’m sure the State will make a lot of money, but not what is implied in the articles I’ve read supporting building sports stadiums
It’s a pesky thing that I notice when people imply something is true, when it is only partially true. It is a form of lying by omission.