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Originally Posted by heep223
You do realize that there's money set aside for culture and sport right, that can't be used for social services? It's not a trade off between building affordable housing or building an arena.
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It's a relatively small amount of money. And it pays for things like hockey rinks and soccer fields. Do you really think there's public support for diverting much of that funding into subsidizing a private entertainment complex that will be patronized mainly by affluent Calgarians?
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Originally Posted by heep223
Your position is indeed extreme because you see things as very black and white when in fact there are many shades of grey.
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So the position held by 80 per cent of Calgarians is extreme?
Tinordi is bang on. It's fuzzy logic to take an opinion that is held by the overwhelming majority of people, then take an opinion that is held by a small minority of people, and say the truth must lie somewhere in the middle.
Say some people believe the mayor should be paid $2 million a year. Most people say, no, the salary he makes today is fine. I guess those are both extreme positions, and the truth is probably somewhere in the middle, eh? Like the sensible middle-ground is that he should be paid $1 million a year? Or at the very least get a sizeable raise?