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To: Original Mad Dog who wrote (3113)	10/25/2002 6:10:27 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 7689

I don't have to much of a problem with small amounts of spending to create nice spaces for the general public to enjoy. To the extent that I am against such spending in principle the violation of the principle is slight and the practical effect very positive. But the amount has to be small and it should be for the public as a whole and for public spaces like parks, riverwalks ect. Publicly financed stadiums cost a lot of money and benefit mainly millionaire players and billionaire owners. Even to the extent that they benefit the fans they are benefiting a special class not the public at large. If the fans benefit enough from a nicer stadium to make it worth paying for then they should pay for it in higher ticket prices or through other methods (personal seat liscences perhaps, or buying more team paraphernalia, or just by being attracted to the nicer stadium and coming out to see the games in larger numbers.) Tim