Gaming the Tax Code: Public Subsidies, Private Profits, and Big League Sports in New York
Thursday, September 18, 2008
10:00 a.m.
2154 Rayburn
Washington D.C., 20515
This hearing will examine whether the use of the federal tax code to subsidize the construction of professional sports stadiums and arenas furthers the public interest. This is the third hearing held by the Subcommittee on this subject and the first hearing to examine alleged improprieties in the financing process of the new Yankee Stadium.
Witnesses for the hearing include:
PANEL I
Mr. Stephen Larson
Associate Chief Counsel
Financial Institutions and Products
Internal Revenue Service
PANEL II
Assemblyman Richard L. Brodsky
92nd Assembly District State of New York
Professor Clayton Gillette
New York University School of Law
Professor Brad R. Humphreys
Department of Economics
University of Alberta