Combest links to an article by Shawn Clubb in today’s Suburban Journals of St. Louis that discusses the athletes and entertainers tax, and its use to fund various special causes in Missouri. (Please note that I said special causes, not bad causes.) Why is this article important? Well, for many reasons — not least of which is that I am quoted in it — as well as its citation of an op-ed written by our former editor, Tim Lee. Joe Edwards of Blueberry Hill is also quoted in it, so I am pleased to be in good company. Please take a moment to check it out. And it really is a stupid tax…
Athletes And Entertainers Get Special Love, And Special Tax
Economy
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About the Author
David Stokes
David Stokes is a St. Louis native and a graduate of Saint Louis University High School and Fairfield (Conn.) University. He spent six years as a political aide at the St. Louis County Council before joining the Show-Me Institute in 2007. Stokes was a policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute from...
