[News] Calgary, Alberta, & CSEC agree in principle to $1.223bn Event Centre + infrastructure

[Brendone]

Originally Posted by Flame On

There are lots of people in this thread that are telling me they're not parents, without telling me they're not parents.

You breeders can pay for your own stupid kids crap

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by Brendone

You breeders can pay for your own stupid kids crap

Kids = future tax payers. They'll be paying for your stupid crap one day.

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by Bubba17

How was the budgeting from 2015-2019? Did any of that get new hospitals etc.?

Does the cancer centre count? And we would've gotten a superlab to avoid the current Dynalife debacle until the Unsane Clown Posse cancelled it.

[Moneyhands23]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Kids = future tax payers. They'll be paying for your stupid crap one day.

That's debatable with this coming generation...

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Bubba17

How was the budgeting from 2015-2019? Did any of that get new hospitals etc.?

Yes, we got the desperately needed Cancer Centre.

[GordonBlue]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Only rich people have been to the dome?

Pretty sure every single person I know within a 200km radius has been there

New arena is going to price out a lot of people, especially in this time of inflation.

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by Moneyhands23

That's debatable with this coming generation...

[dustygoon]

Originally Posted by flambers

Seriously, why not discuss this stuff in the non hockey forum

Time to move on

I among many others on here don't like when it devolves into right vs left political debate (people think i care what side of the fence they sit on apparently).

But talking about the merits of public money on a sports venue is pretty much down the fairway for this hockey forum.

Hard to argue with widely held economists' views....subsidies to owners is not a good way to allocate money for GENERAL public benefit.

HOWEVER....if you are a fan and want to see the team do well, you maybe don't mind taxpayer money thrown at something in your direction. Does it generate incremental measurable value? Nah. But maybe as a fan and cynical citizen you knew that money was going to end up somewhere and would rather it be on a hockey arena for the team you cheer for vs giant blue ring art things, etc

- signed, guy who doesn't have to pay tax in Calgary

[Flame On]

Originally Posted by Brendone

You breeders can pay for your own stupid kids crap

You incels dont understand that's not how economies or tax systems work. And for the record my "stupid kid" is one of the lucky ones that has a family doctor.

[CroFlames]

I have three stupid kids, so I'm doing my Canadian Patriotic Duty by creating future tax payers for the nation.

You're welcome.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by GordonBlue

New arena is going to price out a lot of people, especially in this time of inflation.

Hope they save the money they didn't get to spend going to a game in the new arena so they can use it for their doctor visits.

[dino7c]

New arena will have Wranglers, Hitmen, Globetrotters, Circus ect.

Nobody is being priced out of the building

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by dino7c

New arena will have Wranglers, Hitmen, Globetrotters, Circus ect.

Nobody is being priced out of the building

Were the Hitmen, Globetrotters and Circus at risk of not being able to use the Saddledome? I had not heard about the Hitmen threat to leave and go to the lucrative market that is Cranbrook.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Aarongavey

Were the Hitmen, Globetrotters and Circus at risk of not being able to use the Saddledome? I had not heard about the Hitmen threat to leave and go to the lucrative market that is Cranbrook.

Yes

The Saddledome is falling apart...like chunks are actually falling from the roof


It's days are numbered

[topfiverecords]

I think I paid $90 a ticket to go to the Circus this year. Thankfully the Sens played their rookie goalie in his 3rd start.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Yes

The Saddledome is falling apart...like chunks are actually falling from the roof


It's days are numbered

I remember when chunks started falling off the Big-O in Montreal. That was almost 40 years ago and the stadium is still in use.

[PuckSlap]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

I think I paid $90 a ticket to go to the Circus this year. Thankfully the Sens played their rookie goalie in his 3rd start.

He's here all summer

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[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by getbak

I remember when chunks started falling off the Big-O in Montreal. That was almost 40 years ago and the stadium is still in use.

That's pretty sad, because it only opened 47 years ago. Sounds like it had some major flaws and wasn't necessarily deterioration due to age if it was falling apart when it was still practically a new stadium. It would make sense to spend money to keep it going at that point.

With the Dome, it could easily just be a money pit to try and prevent it from deteriorating further. The costs would probably require raising ticket prices anyway.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by getbak

I remember when chunks started falling off the Big-O in Montreal. That was almost 40 years ago and the stadium is still in use.

are you suggesting the dome has another 40 years in it lol

also, imagine the maintenance and operating costs...paid for by
you guessed it

Not to mention the Big O lost their major tenant so, good example

[Bonded]

I personally think Murray getting blown by the city and province is terrible and the arena money should be earmarked towards affordable housing. However, arguing with the pro-Murray side is like arguing with an anti-vaxxer. I still haven't seen a single article/study put forth by the pro side that supports their argument that cities benefit economically from subsidized arenas but they hand wave it away because they really don't care about the economics and just want to make sure the Flames stay in town.

Just be honest and don't hide behind crappy economic arguments.