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Ive known a the issues, as long as they dont double dip the athletes on the state level, its a legitimate way to raise the dollars from people. you could argue who could afford it and afly flfly apply to leg. do you see this as a precursor to other things and creative taxes that cities and states might try to implement? does this scare you a bit? >> this is the problem. its accelerating. seeing states want to tax internet commerce, they need the money, theyre in trouble. theyre going to find mor...

A state tax elsewhere, its legitimate, constitutional. then you get into the issue of what youre raising the money for, is it the stadium pieces, public/private partnerships, budget reduction? all are separate issues as well. >> mark, let me bring you in here now. the tea party, youre part of, often advocates for lower taxes, fewer taxes. but do you have a problem in principle with a particular set, a group of athletes specifically being targeted by a tax like this when they may visit a state tw...

Government-run health care. so with that in mind, lets talk about what has happened with the president. now, on march the 29th -- 27th, the tea party has been doing these cross country bus trips. i have been actually at some of the stops they have gone to. on march 27th, they are starting in searchlight, nevada which is the hometown of senate majority leader harry reid for two weeks, and they are going to ride around the country hosting rallies and talking to people, ending up in d.c. and that i...

>> reporter: and people here that weve spoken to have a lot of different messages, and as you mentioned, there are so many different tea party movements, so yet to be determined exactly the unified message that comes out of here when this is over. >> all right. maybe next time we see you, youll show us some of the t-shirts theyre telling. there must be something good. conventions are always good for slowinge slogans. >> reporter: very colorful ones. when we come back, well speak to mark scota,...

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