An econommist

Beer taxes

Colleges can pay athletes

Title IX aspect to paying college athletes

Will DII and DIII colleges pay athletes?

Where does the money come from?

Will coach pay, facility upgrades diminish?

We drink beer by the ounces and tax it by the gallon. Economist, Dr. Adam Hoffer, with the Tax Foundation, joined La Crosse Talk to discuss Wisconsin's low beer tax, plus colleges now getting or having to pay their athletes.

Hoffer, director of excise tax, recently published the beer tax by state across the country for the Tax Foundation. We discuss the stats and if Wisconsin could raise the beer tax. We also looked at some of the other drinkable taxes — the wines and the spirits.

Hoffer — a former professor who taught sports economics at UW-La Crosse — also discusses colleges soon having to begin paying their athletes, and what a $21-million salary cap might look like. Would it all go to just a quarterback and do the schools have to disperse that among male and female sports?

 

We drink beer by the ounces and tax it by the gallon. Economist, Dr. Adam Hoffer, with the Tax Foundation, joined La Crosse Talk to discuss Wisconsin's low beer tax, plus colleges now getting or having to pay their athletes.
Hoffer, director of excise tax, <a href="https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/beer-taxes-by-state/">recently published the beer tax</a> by state across the country for the Tax Foundation. We discuss the stats and if Wisconsin could raise the beer tax. We also looked at some of the other drinkable taxes &mdash; the wines and the spirits.
Hoffer &mdash; a former professor who taught sports economics at UW-La Crosse &mdash; also discusses colleges soon having to begin paying their athletes, and what a $21-million salary cap might look like. Would it all go to just a quarterback and do the schools have to disperse that among male and female sports?
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WIZM&rsquo;s La Crosse Talk brings you the voices shaping Western Wisconsin. Broadcast live weekday mornings on WIZM News Talk 92.3 FM, 106.7 FM, 1410 AM, and streaming at <a href="https://www.wizmnews.com/">wizmnews.com</a> and on the WIZM app, La Crosse Talk dives into the headlines, local politics, community issues, and conversations that matter most to listeners in the Coulee Region. Hosted as part of the La Crosse Talk Morning Show, each episode features in-depth interviews with newsmakers, elected officials, experts, and everyday citizens offering real perspectives on the events and decisions impacting La Crosse and surrounding communities.&nbsp;Whether it's breaking news, civic discussions, or community stories, La Crosse Talk keeps you informed and connected to the place you call home.