Reply #53: Strictly speaking not welfare as... [View All]

[SaveElmer]

The county will own the stadium...not the Twins. Again, where do you draw the line. How about the convention center...built primarily to hold trade shows. How about tax breaks cities and counties give to businesses to relocate within their jurisdiction? How about infrastructure costs for roads etc that are paid to accommodate business needs?

I view the stadium as an investment in the cities business climate. Whether it provides direct monetary benefit to the county or not (I think it will btw) is less important than whether it positively affects the city overall...and given the long history of support for baseball here I can't see how that won't happen.