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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
My God man, it's not the least bit condescending to ask if someone appreciates the difference between a library and a for profit enterprise. Only different from a functionality and purpose perspective? If the City was building a 18,000 seat community arena for all Calgarians to use to enrich their lives then perhaps I would agree with you.
But I'm pretty sure the city is being asked to subsidize a for profit business.
I most certainly want to see a new arena built. I want the Flames to continue to play in Calgary during my lifetime.
But the argument and the economics have to make sense. There are lots of businesses that would love public money and there are lots of government services that need funding.
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I'd bet you my house more calgarians will use the new arena then the library and I'm a fan of the library.
It's not solely an economic argument unless you can somehow put value to all the other things a sports team does for a city. If you're looking for an economic argument the answer to a new building and the flames will always be no and it's not wrong depending on what you care about.