[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Cappy

Opportunity cost is all around us. The money comes from us as a tax or otherwise. That money could go into anything else. It doesn't matter what level of government its going to, its coming from one source. Infrastructure, education, health, its all from the same pot - and it can only be taxed so much. Not to mention transfer payments.

I was mostly being overly dramatic for making the point; but go ask Greece what there problem is. Many point to the olympics as the nail in the coffin.

Of course, the olympics in Athens is minuscule compared to the amount owed, but it speaks to our society as a whole and what we spend money on.


ALSO, can we just move all the pro/con government spending arguments back to the CalgaryNEXT thread?

I would hate for everyone who actually provided sources in their arguments for why government funded private stadiums are a joke to have to re-post them on here just to argue with the same people from that thread.

lol