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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
I'm pretty sure this dead horse has been beaten to a pulp, but I think all the studies around arenas make pretty clear that neither tangible nor intangible benefits (unless you're talking about intangible like... "I enjoy having a hockey team that plays here") are even significant enough to be worth mentioning, and any perceived economic benefits are actually the result of economic benefits moving from one area of the city to another, not new benefits being created.
Like, sure, it might benefit all those groups. But more than it costs? And more than they're already benefitting from anything else? No.
I live in Calgary, so I hope I am qualified to present this information.
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Everyone says this but can you please provide these studies or do you know where they can be located?
Also have you (personally) read them?