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And it was all subject to a vote and is just a slight increase on local sales tax. I too think it is a model example of a community voting for what they want an
by kodablah 8y ago
And it was all subject to a vote and is just a slight increase on local sales tax. I too think it is a model example of a community voting for what they want and getting it, even if some newspaper tells them otherwise. Subsidizing entertainment should be the local populace's right despite the external guilt others want to heap on. Of course I think the same about communities and tax abatements for businesses too so I'm in the minority on HN.
- mr_toad 8y agoIf no-one tells the voters that what they’re voting for doesn’t make economic sense, then where are they supposed to find out? Vested interests and popularist politicians have no interest in the facts, and are why we need newspapers ‘telling them otherwise’.
- kodablah 8y agoI think you're confusing telling voters what they're voting for and telling voters whether it's good or bad. Arts and entertainment are too subjective for these journalists to objectively proclaim they are bad deals. In the instance with the new Cowboys' stadium and the new Rangers' stadium, the electorate was plenty informed.
- emiliobumachar 8y agoBy "plenty informed", do you mean no more than a tiny minority thought they were buying far more economic stimulus than it would be realistic to expect? If everyone knew they were just using government to buy entertainment in bulk, them you are right, but things are often not like that.
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