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Senator Clay Davis · 08-25-2015, 05:34 AM

Like the Packers shares it's paying for the right to say you're an "owner", except you have no influence on the team operations and can't make any money. Unlike the Packers though, this is still subsidizing billionaire owners whereas the Packers have no additional owners to subsidize, it's 100% public owned. It's basically writing the Flames a cheque and getting, I assume, pride out of it (and of course the "We won"). If people in this economy have $1,000 to burn like that, good for them I suppose.

08-25-2015, 05:34 AM	#6
Senator Clay Davis Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Maryland State House, Annapolis Exp:	Like the Packers shares it's paying for the right to say you're an "owner", except you have no influence on the team operations and can't make any money. Unlike the Packers though, this is still subsidizing billionaire owners whereas the Packers have no additional owners to subsidize, it's 100% public owned. It's basically writing the Flames a cheque and getting, I assume, pride out of it (and of course the "We won"). If people in this economy have $1,000 to burn like that, good for them I suppose. __________________ "Think I'm gonna be the scapegoat for the whole damn machine? Sheeee......."