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Originally Posted by Cappy
That's a fair point. An example would be Denver and Coors Field, which the Muni introduced a 2% sales tax to pay for the Field - I believe the stadium has been paid off, or is close to it.
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Sales taxes aren't an option for Calgary, need ot be imposed provincially. Plus a sales tax size similar to Denver would stretch from Red Deer to High River and include twice as many people paying it.
This wasn't a user fee, it was just a tax. Basically like Alberta deciding to fund both arenas in Edmonton and Calgary by introducing a PST.
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But, I would still question whether I would want my city adding a tax like that for a baseball stadium. That is what i take issue with.
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Some would take issue with why the Broncos were able to collect half the naming rights money for a stadium owned by a public trust when people who didn't use or want the stadium were paying a sales tax on it, but that was a different debate that was had.
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A benefit is the Flames have not discussed Personal Seat Licenses (PCL's) as those are a massive butt hurt for the fans and season ticket owners.
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Instead they decided to double up on a ticket surcharge idea that will cost people in Edmonton 7% of their ticket prices, so definitely a win for the fans there.