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Originally Posted by GordonBlue
why should everyone else subsidize your party and your hockey arena?
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They shouldn't, but it's unfortunately the way the world works (at least political spending in Canada), and it's unlikely to change in the foreseeable future.
It's a bit like a game of poker; we can either:
1. continue to ante up, but refuse to play the game out of principle, or
2. continue to ante up, put some more chips into the pot and try to win a few jackpots.
Either way, the 'house' always wins, we're unlikely to walk away from the table with more than we started, but number 2 at least has the potential to get us closer, and enjoy some thrills along the way (along with the real potential for financial catastrophe).
All told, our position in Calgary/Alberta has been pretty good - we always bring the biggest stack of chips to the table, and even though our odds of winning much back have been terrible, we still leave with a healthy stack of chips.