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I've known a the issues, as long as they don't double dip the athletes on the state level, it's 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. it's accelerating. seeing states want to tax internet commerce, they need the money, they're in trouble. they're going to find more creative ways. >> mark scota, rick horrow, guys, one that's been out there for a while. peop...

A state tax elsewhere, it's legitimate, constitutional. then you get into the issue of what you're 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, you're 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 two, three times a year to go play a ball game? >> you know, t.j., i'm -- it would be very easy to ...

Government-run health care. so with that in mind, let's 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 is two weeks. it will end up on tax day april 15th, and talking to people about health care and abou...

>> reporter: and people here that we've 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, you'll show us some of the t-shirts they're telling. there must be something good. conventions are always good for slowinge slogans. >> reporter: very colorful ones. when we come back, we'll speak to mark scota, he's central to the tea party movement. we'll talk to him about whether it's a movement or a po...

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