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Originally Posted by seattleflamer
So your basic premise from these "facts" is that it is ok that government funds subsidize activity that the private sector can finance on its own?
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The basic premise is that the government should chip in on ventures that directly benefit the city and province/state and achieve their policy goals, rather than sit back and hope for the private sector to do so, tax at will, and hope the private venture doesn't go under or move to a jurisdiction that will be a willing partner and lose the benefits and tax revenue.
The city and the province are stakeholders and beneficiaries. They benefit from the Flames and Oilers, and would suffer if they disappeared. They knew it in the 2000s when they did the lottery and the visiting players tax. They'd be wise not to forget that now.