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Originally Posted by Zarley
That's great, but these are the same arguments that are being rejected by arena detractors. The thinking is that those disposable dollars would simply be spent elsewhere and that the existence of the facility simply alters entertainment spending.
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I agree with that to a certain extent, but I would counter that a good part of that $ was out-of-town visitors. That is not local disposable $.
Also, the cost of NMC to taxpayers was not that substantial (relatively). NMC raised over 50%.