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Originally Posted by JayP
And yet when it comes down to getting taxpayers to put up hundreds of millions of dollars to fund a new arena I guarantee they'll act the same way. The Flames owners may be better overall owners, but when that kind of money is on the line (even though they don't need it - Katz doesnt either), it's hard for them not to.
The onus is on government to be smart enough to look into independent economic research and not the privately funded, biased "research" the owners spread around every time this issue comes up in a new city.
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The research is well established. There is very little public return in investing in pro sports facilities. Owners of pro-sports fanchises have huge financial incentives to offset as much possible the cost of these facilities but there's really nothing in it for the public.