Twins stadium ?
Allow me to weigh into the Twins stadium debate.
It seems to me, the overriding question is: can we afford to lose the Twins?
I mean that literally, can we afford it?
The fact is, that the Twins add millions to the MN economy.
Not only do the Twins pay income taxes, opposing teams that play here pay taxes too.
Like my close personal friend says” “when Alex Rodriguez (of the Yankees) comes here each year, he adds $30,000 to MN tax coffers- and that’s just one player!
Not only that, we draw a lot of people from the Dakota’s, Iowa, and even Wisconsin.
Wisconsin especially, because we not only get Twins fans, who by unfortunate circumstance live in WI, we get Brewers fans as well.
And when the Twins play in Milwaukee, 25 of my friends and I go there for a weekend and spend money like drunken sailors (well, actually, one of them is one.)
So let’s envision a scenario of no Twins baseball.
Nobody from Milner, ND; or Sioux Falls, SD; or Milwaukee is coming here.
People from out-state MN are not coming, and yet people like myself are going to go to Milwaukee & Chicago to see Major League Baseball games.
Someone explain to me, as a Hennepin County resident & taxpayer, how Hennepin County makes that revenue back?
These dunces that make the argument that people will just spend more on movies and restaurants, can put the cap on and sit in the corner until they wake up in the real world.
The other key point is that Hennepin Co. will own the stadium, not Carl Pohlad.
So when you think about it, Pohlad is making a $125 million dollar donation to a Hennepin Co. building project.
What’s not to like?
Put a $.50 ticket tax on, and build a roof.
posted by commonsense2 | 12:25 PM
5 Comments:
I'm on a fixed income I can't afford the .03 cents on every 20 dollars. Why don't we take care of us old people who have no income. Instead of helping cry baby owners and cry baby players. I'm so sick and tired of you young whipper snappers giving away my money.
hey seabea, don't embarass yourself with useless comments when u obviously didn't read the post.
$125 million donation, my foot. All the revenue directly generated by the ballpark goes to Pohlad. The public "ownership" only means that the government must pay part of the upkeep, and the public holds a 30-year lease signed by the club. After 30 years, guess what that means?
hey frightwig: i understand pohlad gets the revenue generated, the point is a special hennepin co board will control the stadium.
pohlad does not own it, and like the xcel in st paul they can make $$$ from
off season events.
for what it's worth, it's the first ballpark plan i've supported.
ps. the dome is 23 yrs old and obsolete, so i'm not worried about a 30 year lease.
and another thing, i'll bet this seabiscut 94 doesn't even live in hennepin co.
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