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Originally Posted by GGG
Why is this the conservative position?
I don't understand why my staunchly conservative friends are pro-arena. The argument is that we wasted so much money on the Peace Bridge, Library and the Blue Ring we should just build the Arena so we get something useful.
This is a horrible argument and betrays conservative principles. Its absolutely hypocritical to say since I like this waste of money we should do it because I want something for my team and the liberals go their bike lanes and Art.
Instead support the projects on its Merits. (Not economics because they don't exist). Just say that I would like my tax dollars to subsidize a corporation because I like the flames. Admit it doesn't fit your conservative philosophy on every other issue. Admit that you want money spent on a Public Good that has intrinsic rather than real value. Admit that on this issue you are a leftist. I know its hard but its better than being a hypocrite. The cognitive dissonance required to keep on that blue jersey is amazing.
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What? Most conservatives I've come across are completely opposed to using tax dollars to subsidize an arena just as they're opposed to using tax dollars to subsidize the public art policy - it's the whole reason the arena issue is at an impasse in the first place. If they were all so in favour of subsidizing as you're claiming they are, the arena would have been publically paid for years ago to rapturous citywide applause and it'd be getting built as we speak.