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Originally Posted by kipperfan
Firstly, yes we would be funding billionaries, you're inability to understand that doesn't make it any less true. And please explain how replacing one stadium with another stadium is going to improve the "quality of life" of our citizens? Please give me a detailed explanation here as this is a real mistory to me. You are aware the vast majority of Calgarians would never set foot in a new rink or stadium, right? You do realize that, right?
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No we wouldn't be funding billionaires. Read my posts.
Improving the quality of life of our citizens doesn't mean we have to improve the quality of life of every single one of the 1.3 Million that live here. You simply can't do that.
Don't 8th/7th ave improvements give our citizens a better quality of life? Does everyone use that area? No.
Does the river walk improve our quality of life? Does Fish Creek? Nosehill park?
How is a stadium district any different?
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Originally Posted by valo403
Are you just trolling? I assume that's the case because you've shown complete ignorance to the subject and the willingness to outright lie in your arguments. Congrats.
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I'm not. Thanks for coming out though.
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Originally Posted by kipperfan
I've been to many of the world "great cities" including a few that you mentioned - never have I been told to go and visit the local sporting stadium. Never has a guidebook advised me the local soccer pitch is simply "can't miss" or the local ball diamond is something I need to see before leaving town. Cities aren't great or medicore based on the quality of sports facilities - fact remains the sports facilities are for the locals - nobody else cares where you home team plays its games.
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Ever heard of Wembley Stadium in London? Alianz Arena in Munich? Rogers Centre in Toronto? Wrigley Field in Chicago?
I suggest you look them up.