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Originally Posted by GirlySports
In this argument you'd have to compare other billionaires in other sectors. Is the (i don't know) housing billionaire asking for government funded condos and tax breaks? Is the theatre asking for a new one funded by the government?
Is the sports/entertainment billionaire unreasonably trying to rape the city more than billionaires in other industries?
What are the comparables other than Amazon maybe coming here.
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Why compare to other sectors? It's irrelevant.
Pro sports is purely entertainment. It's grouping of 31 billionaire ownership groups that collude to extort money from local governments, and they've done a mighty fine job over the years.
Calgary can't be the lone white knight who finally stands up to all of pro sports and says NO!. Calgary isn't just fighting Murray Edwards, et al. Calgary is fighting a (losing) battle against all 31 clubs who have colluded, as well as a North American tradition of cities subsidizing pro sports.
I don't like it at all. But I love hockey. So I'm at a crossroads, but I think I know what will happen. The city will eventually pony up, just like the dozens or hundreds of other cities have. That's pro sports, and I hate that aspect.