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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Other than temporary construction jobs, what jobs are being created?
Other than higher ticket, suite, and concessions prices, what revenue is being created?
If the answer to both is surrounding restaurants and businesses, I'll just leave the word 'substitution' right here...
I know I'm trotting out the same counter-points that have been stated so many times, but it's really all there is to be said when the same [weak] arguments are brought forward.
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I hate the temporary construction jobs arguement. Environmentalists trot this out all the time as well. It's just ignorance of the fact that there is necessary work that does not fall into the traditional 9-5 mindset. 1000 people working for one year is the same as 100 people working for 10 years as far as the economy is concerned (ignoring time value of money).
It would also be smart for the city to target a larger project now vs in 5 years from now when construction competition and salaries could be through the roof again...