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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
The whole reason to build the new arena is so the owners can make more money.
The current arena is old but its not falling apart. They could still use it. Why fund something that is only being put in place to make the owners more money.
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From a selfish perspective, the whole reason to build a new arena, is so I can have a nicer environment to enjoy my leisure time, and expand the options on what I spend my time doing. A new building allows different acts to come to town that at the moment pass Calgary by. So if some of my tax dollars go to it I'm fine with that.
Using your example, why is the city building a new library? The current one is usable, even though it's old, undersized and outdated... But it's usable.