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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon thanks NFL for providing timeline
How can St. Louis even justify this when the Dome is just barely 20 years old (opened in late 1995).
Those were 30 year bonds for the Dome.
I am totally for a law that prevents an obscene amount of taxpayer money being devoted to entertainment. I wouldn't want a wholesale ban because many cities fund youth and amateur sports, and I think that is good and proper. But here we are talking about $1 billion after you just spent a gob of money 20 years ago, and you haven't even paid the old stadium off. For what and for who? Billionaires, and arrogant league that doesn't give a damn about the fans in any given city. NO.
In fact, I'd take it one step further. There is no way that luxury boxes and tickets should be considered corporate tax write-offs. You want to watch a game? Fine. Watch it on your own dime. All that corporate money swamps the market and drives up ticket prices for both regular people and for season ticket holders. Let them write off the dinners at a restaurant before the game--OK, that's fine. But the luxury box funding comes out of pocket. No writeoffs.
How can St. Louis even justify this when the Dome is just barely 20 years old (opened in late 1995).
Those were 30 year bonds for the Dome.
I am totally for a law that prevents an obscene amount of taxpayer money being devoted to entertainment. I wouldn't want a wholesale ban because many cities fund youth and amateur sports, and I think that is good and proper. But here we are talking about $1 billion after you just spent a gob of money 20 years ago, and you haven't even paid the old stadium off. For what and for who? Billionaires, and arrogant league that doesn't give a damn about the fans in any given city. NO.
In fact, I'd take it one step further. There is no way that luxury boxes and tickets should be considered corporate tax write-offs. You want to watch a game? Fine. Watch it on your own dime. All that corporate money swamps the market and drives up ticket prices for both regular people and for season ticket holders. Let them write off the dinners at a restaurant before the game--OK, that's fine. But the luxury box funding comes out of pocket. No writeoffs.