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Originally Posted by Finger Cookin
I do know over $32 million has been donated to charity from the hockey club since 1983.
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...which suggests that the team has positively affected the net worth of the owners. This was my original point about the nature of privately- vs. publicly-owned institutions. I'm not sure why anyone is arguing this basic economic point.
The Calgary Flames owners are not trustees of a public good, nor do they operate the team as a non-profit organization. It's irritating when people categorize them as such in order to suggest they should have access to the public purse.