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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Are you really going to try and compare the mountains of scientific data available for the analysis of climate change to that of attempting to quantify the economic impact of a singular event to an individual city?
You have said nothing here, other than an appeal to authority, which doesn't even apply.
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The only thing I'd compare is the general trend-line of the various research. Ballpark numbers here, but 90% of studies support the idea of anthropogenic climate change. 90% of studies support the idea that arenas/stadiums do not deliver much ROI from public investment.
If you wanna tell me that it's actually 97% for climate change and only 72% for the arena studies, and that the arena studies are weaker, I wouldn't bother to argue...but, based on the available evidence, my conclusion would be the same.
What incentive do researchers have for showing that arena deals suck? However, if someone could legitimately show evidence that arenas/stadiums were good deals, they could do very, very, very well for themselves. The absence of compelling studies in favour of public money for arenas is pretty telling...