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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
You and a whole bunch of others keep pushing this idea that the Flames owe something big to the City here and therefore must pony up more. They don't.
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No, I don't. The Flames don't owe anything to the city... but the City doesn't owe jack to the Flames either. I'm fine with the Flames and the City being
partners on a project but I want a real partnership where we see each partner getting a reasonable rate of return. Not one side getting all the reward and the other side getting the bill.
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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
Calgary Flames are not property developers and they do not have aspirations to develop the lands around the arena.
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... Ok. I'm pretty sure the Flames owners do have numerous real estate interests but whatevs. Plus I'm pretty sure given that one of the goodies they demanded was a development veto so they want to have the option to do it but won't commit to doing it.
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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
They merely suggested that it would be expected to come along.
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Yeah, that's called privatizing the profits and socializing the risk. It stinks.
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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
This is a tenant-landlord relationship, in which a tenant (an entertainment company) offered to renew the lease only if the landlord kicks in some money;
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No it's a private business demanding that the public subsidize it's profits by making an intentionally money losing agreement.
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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
What else do you reasonably expect?
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I expect the Flames to treat us like potential investors and not an ATM and for our elected representatives to do the same.