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Originally Posted by calf
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Because the Flames are in a city that isn't overly large. It is not like other cities where there are multiple sources of revenue. MSG in NYC is used constantly. I'm sure the ACC in Toronto is also. With the new arena, there are only going to be so many dates that the building is occupied for sure. If Calgary had a second tenant like a basketball team like Toronto does, I don't think it would be necessary. The problem is that the new dome would be empty for a good enough portion of the year that it causes a bit of a problem. That's not due to anyone's fault. The city just isn't large enough yet to handle things like that yet.
I don't like seeing taxpayer dollars being wasted on any project, but at least with something like this, there will be impacts that are felt immediately. With there not being any large scale concerts coming to town, that will change immediately. That will have an impact on the economy right there.