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Originally Posted by valo403
You're missing the point. When you prioritize public welfare over stadiums you might not have a few hundred million kicking around to build a stadium. When you're okay with your citizens living in third world conditions you tend to have some cash left over to spend on things that only the upper classes can use.
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Who said the public should spend a few hundred million on this? I think everyone in here that wants tax payer money to be used has stated that they don't want this thing 100% financed by tax payers. That would be irresponsible.
Say however, the city/province fund road improvements for this project, pitch in a significant amount on public areas between buildings like building a plaza with a giant screen so fans can come watch playoff games for free and pitch in a certain amount of dollars to the stadiums for the owners to meet certain criteria (ie. NHL rink larger than the 18,000 that the owners want, making sure they meet certain architectural standards to compliment the area, etc.)