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Originally Posted by Samonadreau
Put it this way if its 2/3 paid by the flames and they just hike their prices by 15%, and 10% is used to pay it off its the same thing the fans will be fronting the extra cost knowing its being used to pay off the new arena. Either way fans are paying 1/3. And the fans would realize this is why and would be willing to pay more. Its the same thing that happened in edmonton and it isnt cutting into the teams revenue.
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The important distinction in your scenario is that if 2/3's are paid for by the Flames and they raise ticket prices to comensate then it's attending fans who will make up the difference.
Citizens does not equal attending fans. Making the citizens pay more than they have to should be heavily scrutinized and opposed. Attending fans can be charged whatever the team feels like charging, it's not relevant or important as they are choosing to attend, where as low income citizens have no choice but to pay higher taxes if they are implemented.