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Originally Posted by Cyclops
billionaires own these teams yet they don't want to build a new arena? And people are okay with paying for it for them? Awful.
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This line of thinking does not apply to the Flames IMO. The Flames ownership group have run this team like a community owned enterprise since they bought the team from Nelson Scalbania. The owners have always operated the team as a non-profit, donating millions to the local community. To me, the community gains as much benefit from the Flames being in Calgary as the ownership group. For that reason I see the community kicking in and having partial ownership of the new facility. The renderings may not be to people's likings, but we are at the enception stage at this point. I'm sure if people want sexier cgi renderings that will make your mouth water, those could be generated. Personally, I don't need the shiny disco ball to envision the end result. I think this is good for the Flames and is very good for the community. The only way the Flames make big dollars off of this is if the real estate ventures they develop around the new buildings. The buildings themselves are break-even propositions and there for the public's use.