The taxes keep rolling into Cuyahoga County.  County taxpayers are a hardy bunch.

I try to keep people updated (whether they care or not) on the tax collections for the Browns Stadium, the Arts & Culture and Med Mart accounts.  It’s good for the soul.

For the three accounts, Cuyahoga County taxpayers contributed $6,558,635.40 last month.  Thank you for your patronage.

How did the tax collection breakdown?

The Medical Mart collection for March was $4,149,658.35.  The total since it started being collected (Jan. 2008):  $52,689,428.03.  “Thanks Jim, Tim & Pete,” says MMPI.  Merchandise Mart Properties Inc…  That’s who it will help.  Enormously.

The Browns Stadium subsidy from Cuyahoga County taxpayers for March was $1,083,222.666.  The total since this sin tax was being collected (Aug. 2005) totals $50,892,447.06.  “Thanks Jim, Tim & Pete,” says the billionaire Lerner family.  Always willing to take a little more.

The Arts and Culture tax for March was $1,325,754.56.  Since its inception (Feb. 2007) the tax has brought in $41,169,877.71 (this includes some interest).  Thanks smokers, say the big arts organization in particular.  And some small ones.

The grand total for the three taxes, rounding off in millions of dollars:  $144.5 million.  Now we’re talking dough, as Senator Dirksen used to say.

You all keep that money coming, especially you smokers.

Does anybody know what a pack of cigarettes costs here today?