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Originally Posted by rubecube
Good for you. Should a family of four lacking the interest or disposable income in the Flames and/or concerts also be subsidizing your entertainment?
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It's entertainment for thousands of Calgarians and out of towners that come into the city to see games annually. It leads to the employment of people in radio, newspapers, internet sports, etc that are tasked with covering the team as well as the hundreds of local jobs CSEC creates. I can guarantee (lol watch someone dig up something I said years ago doh!) you cannot find a post here of me complaining about money going into a new library despite the fact that I don't use it. I recognize it's not all about me and maybe I'm a minority but I care about the city and I realize my tax money is going to get spent on a lot of things I don't use or care about but I look at what's best for the greater good and having an NHL city IMO is for the greater good of this city. CESC isn't going to fully pay for a new arena and that's not going to change so it's a matter of getting a deal done or watching the team leave. It's not imminent but it does have to get done or the Flames will leave. The denial in this thread mirrors the Oakland residents in Raiders forums I frequent over the past four years. They were just as adamant the team had no options but to accept what the city was going to give Mark and the reality is much easier to see from the outside because I knew it was coming but they were steadfast it wasn't going to happen. It will happen in Calgary if things continue down the current path.
I still haven't heard any stories of families of four in Edmonton that are now hard done by because of the arena. The fact is that it really hasn't impacted anyone negatively in that city as if not spent on the new arena chances are that money goes into something else that same family of four doesn't utilize.