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Originally Posted by OldDutch
Second, the comparison between funding a $28 million movie studio and $500 million rink (which is used only part of the year) is a huge stretch too.
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You're missing a significant zero on the $28 as it's $228. Movie producers are also millionaires and billionaires and the city is funding a facility for their private enterprise. The main revenues go back to LA or wherever. The Calgary Flames have done a heck of a lot more for this city than movie companies. Although I agree with the studio project.
It seems this money wen't to the movie studio though pretty smoothly without any crying, yet anytime talk of a new arena, people whine that our Billionaire owners can pay for it themselves. Even though they haven't once ask for anything. The main point I take away is that we are lucky to have the Flames and a community minded ownership group.