tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post4250114691809838719..comments2024-01-10T07:00:57.766-05:00Comments on It is about the money, stupid: When Stadium Financing and the Recession CollideJason @ IIATMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11675184282951841175noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-77508319904841193582009-01-20T16:13:00.000-05:002009-01-20T16:13:00.000-05:00All of these get up on your soap box articles fail...All of these get up on your soap box articles fail to mention:<BR/><BR/>The Yankees are paying off the debt, not NYC.<BR/><BR/>NYC and NYS will collect a small fortune in income taxes on player salaries and sales taxes on ticket, food and souvenier sales.<BR/><BR/>Yes there is a subsidy to the Yankees but the government is making money on the deal. It is no different than tax breaks given to large corporations such as Pfizer to keep jobs in NYC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-76860950370776334372009-01-20T15:01:00.000-05:002009-01-20T15:01:00.000-05:00Jason, very generous, thank you.What do you think?...Jason, very generous, thank you.<BR/><BR/>What do you think? Was Bloomberg overly generous to the Yanks? Are the tax exempt bonds a rip off or are they a fair deal for NYC residents? Is Thompson an opportunistic hypocrite? Is Brodsky a hypocrite for criticizing the Yanks but helping funnel public money to his horse track buddies ( and is there innuendo that they are mobsters? ) Are the Mets getting off way too easy?Eric Tomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00632341548970196518noreply@blogger.com