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Originally Posted by longsuffering
IMO, leadership is NOT spending 250 - 300 million on a facility that is used a dozen times a year.
If the Flames build the arena with their own money (no ticket tax), I'd go along with this.
What is it about sports fans, especially young male sports fans? It seems like they always want the newest, shiniest toy regardless of the economics.
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I can agree with the first part even though I think a stadium is important for the city. Not being able to host some of the Womens World Cup of soccer games or other big outdoor events is disappointing IMO.
But what is wrong with a ticket tax/ ticket levy. If they want to pass the cost along to the people actually using the stadium and buying tickets then I don't have much of an issue with that.