Quote:
Originally Posted by sammyg2
In addition to the sea-chickens that stadium is also used by the
Washington state cougars, The seattle sounders, various supercross and monster truck events, home construction expos, trade shows, concerts, etc
How much revenue is generated by all those people who attend all those events?
How many people work at those events, earning money and paying taxes?
People who go to those events also buy gas at the local station, buy food at the local restuarants, etc.
Tourism is a cash cow.
|
A few years ago we had a bunch of free market conservatives spin their promotion of taxpayer funded sports facilities in Cincinnati using just that argument. Private industry is all well and good until it's something
they want, then they want their welfare. They raised the sales tax by 1/2 a percent on the locals. All the car dealers moved out of the county. It would be better if the NFL provided its own damn stadiums and we keep the tax revenue from the car dealers. But right wingers like their sports and they're happy to make taxpayers foot the bill.