I was thinking about that stadium (Miami) today while watching the game. Again, my thoughts were how AWFUL that sculpture is in Left Center Field and also how AWFUL that cheesy riverboat is in Center Field in Cincinnati.
As far as the stadiums catering to the 1%. I think things would change when the 1% owners would pay for these things themselves instead of adding all the bells and whistles and then having the local tax payer pay for them.
The new Cowboy Stadium cost something like $1.2 billion dollars but at least Jerry Jones paid for it himself (or didn't resort to blackmail to get public financing). So, if he wanted to add some bells and whistles, fine for him - HE PAID FOR IT HIMSELF.
In Miami, I think that sculpture cost something like $3 million dollars. IF public financing was used and interest is paid on that, how much is that sculpture REALLY going to cost? For those who don't like tax increases is it WORTH whatever the eventual cost is going to be?
As a baseball fan, I wouldn't like it if I lived in Miami and my taxes went up to pay for that thing. I can just imagine what a NON baseball fan thinks about that sculpture when they see taxes going up....
David
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