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Originally Posted by taffeyb
I understand what you are saying...However, I haven't used the library for at least 20 years. Why do I want me dime spent on the library? Or the Westside Rec centre which is so far away from me? Hospital? Haven't been. Looks nice though. I can name dozens of projects. The bottom line is that these facilities make the city a better place to live. Whether or not you use it directly isn't the question. The question is how it impacts the quality of life for Calgarians. It also give you the choice to partake or not.
The other argument that I have issue with is people who say that it only impacts 20,000 people -- fans at the games. However, Calgary Transit claims yearly ridership of 100,000,000. So...the city can double count many times over (I alone is 300 of the transit "users" due to daily commuting) for their arguments. However, the number of seats in the dome only count once despite dozens upon dozens of events?
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You're missing out - even if you don't read books, it's the best free movie/tv dvd store around. They have EVERYTHING.