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Old 06-12-2017, 06:26 PM   #2948
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Originally Posted by Makarov View Post
^ To me, the biggest problem with a ticket tax is that it will (I think) require the City to own the arena. Outdated arenas (which it will be 20 years after it is built) are probably liabilities, not assets.
Liability is a big deal. But, at least the City would maintain ownership of prime land. In that neighborhood it will be worth ridiculous amounts in 4 or 5 decades if they needed to sell it.
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