434 ◾ Sports Finance and Management
◾ $48 million per year tax on shows and performanceslike those
at the Fox eater, Palace, DTE, Meadow Brook, Purple Rose
eater, and DeVos arena for shows like Sesame Street Live, Lion
King, White Christmas, and performances by the American Idols.
◾ $32 million per year tax on movie tickets to every moviein every
movie theater in the state:
− A family of four with season tickets to the Tigers would be
forced to pay new taxes ranging from $230 to more than
$1,200 per year.
− A family of four with season tickets to the Red Wings would
be forced to pay new taxes from $597 to more than $1,900
per year.
We Must Stop the Ticket Tax
e Ticket Tax Targets Families, Kids, and Teenagers.
Taking your family ...