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Originally Posted by stang

I'm not an Edmontonian, as a matter of fact I am not even an Albertan.

You're right I am not invested in this decision like you are. Just pointing out that it will create more jobs with more hours. Is it a lot more. Probably not. I am interested in the outcome for sure, however I have not educated myself on either side of the argument to really comment. No justification or motive on my part. Just pointing out it will create more jobs, and more working hours.

The job creation angle is always weird to me. We're a huge city, an arena creates what a couple to a few dozens jobs? Not nothing, but statistically for a city of 1.3 million isn't that practically nothing?

Which again, those jobs would be great, however these dozens of jobs are always brought forth in arena debates as a reason to fork over hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money.

If people throwing out this line really cared about efficient job creation isn't there many other ways we could spend hundreds of millions to create jobs?

Hell, we could literally just pay dozens of people to do nothing every year and still come out better than the arena job creation route. This job creation stuff always comes off quite disingenuous from those who likely just want a new arena.