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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
What pains have Winnipeg taxpayers incurred since the erection of the stadium and arena? Seriously how many people's lives have been affected negatively? Maybe people like you are idiotic for not wanting your city to have good things? What are you so afraid of? Taxes going up? Well guess what they have been going up every year for years now. For me I plan on sticking around for a while and I take pride in my city. It's embarrassing that this city will soon have the worst sports facilities in Canada.
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Ok, but Calgary Transit's performance relative to Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto is beyond humiliating. It's a much, much bigger concern than a new arena, to so many more people than an arena most people might visit 20 times in their life.
So are roads, so are schools, so are more arenas for kids (and not millionaires) to play in, so are other more pressing issues. That anyone can prioritize a new arena when this city has a multitude of issues, ones that will only grow as the population does, is ridiculous. But if you'd like to pay for a new arena, PSLs are just for you, give the owners thousands of dollars for the right to buy tickets. That's essentially the same as taxpayers doing it, except PSLs allow choice whereas having your city decide for you does not.