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Frederic Fuckin' Chopin
Oh, not to mention Liberty Media has only owned the team since 2007. The $125mm wasn't all their money certainly.
Have the taxpayers gotten their dollars worth from that success?
Pilchard raises a good point about Sales Taxes. Interesting that the City of Atlanta would be so quick to cost themselves (MARTA 1% sales tax) and the city LOST or ELOST as well as Fulton County roughly $5-7mm in tax revenues because they think they can do better at drumming up economic growth in the form of local development when they haven't delivered on that at all in that economic oasis known as the Capitol Ave and Fulton St. block of shame since 1997. Mayor Reid, methinks you've probably already taxed your budget severely with the money you're paying Mt. Vernon Baptist Church to scram. Not to mention that sewer system that is still in grave disrepair and causing you to increase the city water usage bills by 33% each and every year.
I would be interested in a study on that, but there is no doubt that during the season, literally millions of Virginia and Maryland residents that would otherwise not spend money in DC, come to Nats Park and spend money on parking, tickets and food. DC receives sales tax on every dollar spent. In addition, multiple high rise condos and office buildings have sprouted up in the area around Nats Park. Doubt that area would have experienced any of that development absent the park. Would be surprised if DC does not receive a return far greater than its investment in Nats Park.
You think the city should be spending $300MM to keep the team in town and generate roughly $5-7MM in tax revenues?
So is this the new official Braves thread?
This article sums up what I've been saying. Simmons is the player to build around. Wren needs to do whatever it takes to keep him in a Braves uniform.
http://www.talkingchop.com/2013/11/15/5108636/the-simba-effect
It's not the current owners of the Braves or the current city government's fault that the Ted was built where it is located. Bill Campbell's organization wanted the parking revenue. The Ted should have either been next to the Dome or where Atlantic Station now sits. It would have had MARTA access and we wouldn't be having this discussion. This could of also been avoided if the Braves didn't enter into the worst TV contract in baseball. Liberty Media won't spend speculative money on payroll to try to increase attendance by wining, so the Braves need more money from the gate. They're like a hockey team trying to live on the gate, b/c their TV money is so bad. They will probably be able to draw 5k more on a weekday night by moving to Cobb and if the county is stupid enough to give them $300m (of tax revenue that's being "diverted"), then it's a no brainer for the Braves. That said, the corporate welfare payment to the Braves and their ownership is disgusting.
I just went ahead and changed the tittle to accommodate the new discussion.So is this the new official Braves thread?
I just went ahead and changed the tittle to accommodate the new discussion.
Damn picky Braves fans....