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> [...] only $11,000 will be needed to power the display per year. That might sound like a lot of money, but an estimated increase of $97 million dollars in lo
by sakopov 14y ago
> [...] only $11,000 will be needed to power the display per year. That might sound like a lot of money, but an estimated increase of $97 million dollars in local business will probably change your mind.
$97 million increase from lights on a bridge?
- bunderbunder 14y agoYeah, of course. Because of lights on a bridge, tens - maybe even HUNDREDS - of thousands of tourists are going to flock to the city over the course of the year. What's so hard to believe about that?
- ChrisNorstrom 14y agoBut aren't all those tourists bringing in $97 million dollars just taking $97 million out of their local economies? People don't just pull out more money from their ass when something new gets built, they have to take money away from another spending habit to re-allocate it for the new one.
- pavel_lishin 14y ago> But aren't all those tourists bringing in $97 million dollars just taking $97 million out of their local economies? I don't think that local San Francisco businesses will be crying over someone spending $20 in SF vs. spending $20 in Podunk, Tx. Also, it doesn't necessarily get pulled out of their local economies. The money I pay to AT&T, github, etc. isn't exactly powering local businesses.