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Originally Posted by Bunk
I think there actually is an argument not to max out the ticket tax portion of the funding mix. That's in the interest of ensuring that events don't get so expensive that lower income Calgarians are totally priced out. Ideally a direct owner contribution would reduce reliance on ticket tax, but I wouldn't be totally shocked or upset if there was some public cash. I'm almost 100% land will be the primary public contribution, but perhaps some cash will be involved - maybe with this purpose in mind.
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Supposing the city were to subsidize entertainment for low income Calgarians (which I find pretty questionable in itself), is it going to regulate prices as well to ensure that its contribution isn't just pocketed by the owners?
There's got to be better ways that accessibility can be accomplished (i.e. targeting the funds to low income people) or even better things to do with the money.