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Old 07-09-2009, 11:42 AM   #54
Rerun
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch View Post
Actually in a way I agree with one point here. If the Gay Pride Parade generates 150 million in tourist income why should the government give it 400,000 to it, shouldn't they be able to raise the funds through private donations from the businesses that benefit from it? Or are these businesses unwilling to be attached to the Gay Pride Parade.

From an economic and optics standpoint, during an economic recession giving nearly half a million dollars to one event that really subscribes to one demographic is probably not the best spending example.
Groups like this have been sucking the government t*t so long they wouldn't have a clue what to do if they were cut off.
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