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It seems that public officials are more fond of projects like stadiums than voters. Last November, voters in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Denver, Colorado; and Augu
by mannerheim 5y ago
It seems that public officials are more fond of projects like stadiums than voters. Last November, voters in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Denver, Colorado; and Augusta, Georgia all voted against ballot initiatives to fund stadiums that would increase their tax bills. Meanwhile, the elected officials in each of these places seemed to have been fully behind these projects.[0]
In the Buffalo Bills example from the OP article, it sounds like they're attempting to negotiate directly with the governor. Smart, I suppose, since if the other examples are any indication, the elected official will be more receptive towards giving them money than the taxpayers.
[0]: https://reason.com/2021/11/05/voters-dont-want-to-pay-for-your-dumb-stadium/ https://reason.com/2021/11/05/voters-dont-want-to-pay-for-yo...
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- nobody9999 5y ago>In the Buffalo Bills example from the OP article, it sounds like they're attempting to negotiate directly with the governor. Smart, I suppose, since if the other examples are any indication, the elected official will be more receptive towards giving them money than the taxpayers. Keep in mind that the Governor of New York[0] is from Buffalo. I'd imagine that might make a difference. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Hochul#Early_life_and_education https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Hochul#Early_life_and_ed...
- Kneecaps07 5y agoPeople in Buffalo aren't happy about this, but the Bills are a BIG part of this city's identity. The Bills owner (an oil billionaire, by the way) is threatening take the team to another city if the state doesn't help pay for the stadium.