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Originally Posted by Bingo
They way I see it they started the negotiation with the exact deal the Oilers got which is a pretty logical place to start in my mind.
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Sure, and the City started their negotiation with a "LOL no thanks". For many of us, considering how awful these deals tend to be for the public, that's a pretty logical place to start too.
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Originally Posted by Bingo
They way I see it they started the negotiation with the exact deal the Oilers got which is a pretty logical place to start in my mind.
That doesn't mean they are going to get it, but wouldn't you want and expect the same thing if you were an owner?
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Ok, and now think about it from the other side. If you were the City, what is your incentive here?
If you're trying to run a cash-strapped city in the midst of a huge economic downturn, and are asked to contribute a massive amount of money that you know you'll never get back... how would you respond to a request by a group of billionaires with a half-assed plan and bad math?
Why even enter that "negotiation"? Where's the incentive? Perhaps if the Flames offered the City a cut of the ownership or profits or some semblance of getting their money back... you might call this negotiation. Until then, it's just extortion dressed up as civic boosterism.