A lot of internet tough guy talk in this thread. This whole "Not a dime of public money" and "If they threaten to leave, don't let the door hit them on the way out" posturing is an absolute joke. 70% of this city would be crying in their cereal each morning if that happened despite the soap box they stand on in here.
The spin off to the Flames to the local economy is huge. They leave, it hurts the hotel industry, the restaurant/bar industry, the retail industry, and on and on and on without even considering that the city loses 25 millionaires instantly that contribute to the local economy. How about all those charities that get millions and millions of dollars from the Flames? Where they going to make that up? How about all those people who make some extra money to spend 40 nights a year working at the games?
I'm not for the City/Province paying the tab here, but they absolutely have to be willing to spend some of the public's money here like they do in each and every other city that has a major professional team. Anyone who sits here and says "Not a cent" or " Let them leave" quite frankly, is absolutely clueless.
If the Flames leave, people realize that doesn't change the fact that Calgary needs a new stadium don't they? We'll get one, except this time it will be completely funded by the City and sit empty 70% of the year and be an absolute anchor on the City's yearly budget. Ask other cities how that is going for them.
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