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Originally Posted by Scornfire
This isn't "Government infrastructure" though, it's an arena expressly built for an entertainment corporation that will see little to no public use. That same corporation also gets to collect concert revenue from the building (that the taxpayers are building for them) to boot. The city is acting as a developer on behalf of said private enterprise, but is getting no return on the investment on behalf of the taxpayers who are footing the bill for it
It's ####ing obscene
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This is entirely false and very simplistic. This is a capital project with capital assets that are both tangible and intangible. The City of Calgary, Calgary restaurants, Calgary Hotels, Calgary Developers, and countless other Calgary Businesses and the Calgary taxpayers will all benefit (tangibly and intangibly) outside of your simplistic statement. Say it enough...maybe swear and it makes you right...
Right? But sit in Kelowna and keep telling us in Calgary how this works when it doesn't impact you.