Sorwen
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Mon Apr-25-05 02:56 PM
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12. no, the point isn't that it would benefit Pohlad |
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It would benefit the public. It would benefit me and all the others in the state who enjoy going to outdoor baseball. It's the quality of life thing. (It would also benefit the people who build the stadium.)
I would love it if the private sector could entirely finance a new stadium, but the reality is that just won't happen. Given that, the corporate welfare really doesn't bother me because I think it is preferable to the alternative.
I would also happily pay even 3 cents on the dollar more for Metro Transit and health care for the working poor, but what does that have to do with paying 3 cents on every $20 for a stadium? The stadium won't take any money away from metro transit or poor people. If, for fun, you decide to spend a little money on entertainment of some sort, does it reduce the amount of money you give to charity? It shouldn't.
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