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Originally Posted by _Q_
Or how about a tax on all tickets using the venues? Even tax concessions at a higher rate than the standard 5% GST to recoup some of the $$.
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That would be the preferable way, the direct users foot at least a portion of the costs with the owners and the owners should find third party investors as needed.
I just don't like the idea of adding to the tax bill when this city has more important things to focus on.
It would be nice to add a public element and allow the team to sell bonds at plus interest as a individual investment and eventually get paid back.
There has to be more creative ways to top up dollars then hammering provincial and municipal governments who have what I think is a fairly large budget vs infrastructure issue.
I would love to see a building announcement followed by a "Buy Flames bonds" campaign where you can sell them privately or get a return on investment. I don't think it would be that tough to sell a million at $50 or $100.00 a shot.