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Originally Posted by nfotiu
I am completely against public funding of buildings like this. I don't think there is any logical argument why teams can pay their players 75 million per year, but can't build a 500 million dollar building for them, or even a logical argument why they need a 500 million in the first place. Maybe they should use 30 million a year to finance their building and the salaries should be corrected to 45 million.
But, Calgary is not a vacuum and they have to compete against other cities both on the ice and for franchises. It is pretty tough for one city to take a stand against this unless they are in a huge market. So I guess it's a necessary evil that the city and province have to give some money, but I sure wish there was a way to put an end to this across the continent. At least public sentiment seems to be shifting away from this kind of spending.
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The worst part is the spin they think everyone buys into - a legacy project....this is for the family and future generations etc. The average fans and families are going to be priced out of tickets the minute a new building opens up....just look at the ticket disaster in Edmonton since the new building opened.
Anyone in favor of handing CSEC a blank cheque should think long and hard about how much fun it will be to have this shiny new building when you can never even afford to go to the games in a decent seat. Furthermore, I would wager that most non-hockey activities are still going to choose between Edmonton and Calgary so there will never be a massive uptick in concerts/events as predicted.