Stephen Strasburg is oh so taxable. Photo by MudflapDC

More drinks, more speed cameras and higher taxes on professional athletes—yep, those are the ways the D.C. is trying to get more money without raising taxes. Well, on D.C. residents at least.

The Examiner’s Liz Farmer discovered that Gray is again proposing a change to the Home Rule Charter that would allow to the city to tax professional athletes that play in D.C., even if they’re just stopping in for an away game. If the change were made—it would have to get past Congress first—it would be D.C. on the same level as plenty of other juridictions:

Experts said most states that have income taxes also apply a jock tax and some have even extended the provision to cover performers and other entertainers.

Joe Linta, an agent who represents Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, said other cities like Kansas City, Detroit and Philadelphia are also adopting the jock tax on top of the state tax.

“In a strapped economy, municipalities are reaching out for revenue in any form and it’s always convenient to tax the rich,” Linta said. “The argument that athletes have is ‘Why should I be treated any more different than a traveling [performer]?'” Linta said.

When the measure was presented last year, it was estimated that the jock tax could bring in some $5 million in additional revenue a year. Bit given that it received scant support in Congress last year, it’s unclear whether it will move any further this time around.