News

  • Sales Tax Comes from Residents, not Tourists

    Sales Tax Comes from Residents, not Tourists

    The math doesn’t add up to me. Onondaga County Executive McMahon wants to spend $85 million on an aquarium with taxpayer money. They estimate it could generate $796,000 in annual sales and hotel tax revenue, which would be 0.2% of the sales tax we already generate. If the aquarium generates $796,000 in…