habs100
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| 22 Apr 2017 11:26 PM |
| Why on Earth are tax payers paying for new arena and things like this? These teams are Uber rich and can pay for their own things |
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VezzieOG
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| 22 Apr 2017 11:27 PM |
| Pretty sure, in some cases, they make profit for the city and such. |
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| 22 Apr 2017 11:31 PM |
| its either team owners pay for a private stadium AND pay taxes or owners lease a publicly funded stadium for the team to use along with other sports/performances |
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habs100
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| 22 Apr 2017 11:36 PM |
| The teams keep the vast majority of the money most of the times, as well as often hurting businesses and property value around the arena, so it's not really helping |
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