You would think that after a costly trial, conviction, and death sentence Peterson would have bigger things to worry about.
I guess there are other folks named Peterson, out there. I, too, caught the headline just for the name, to be fair. And I wonder where the Colts would otherwise go? LA? Is LA now going to be the threat whenever Al Davis or some other franchise doesn't get every bit of public money from a desperate mayor's office? Admittedly, it's not 100%. But as I read that article, I kept saying to myself - c'mon, I dare ya, raise property taxes! The alternative even makes gambling seem preferable. But people are disappointed when the gambling centers don't sport Clark Gable and just general merriment and good times. And besides, if you open casinos in every city of every state, um . . won't you run out of gamblers at some point?
How many people in Indianapolis will benefit from the stadium and convention center expansion?
Here's another:
Pittsburgh did the same thing. Two stadiums and a convention center. The city is on the verge of bankruptcy every other news cycle. Why would you repeat the same mistake?
The city ought to tell the owner to either finance the stadium with his own money or move the team back to Baltimore. The story doesn't say who gets the naming rights worth some $300-350 million.
It appears, once again, that the rest of the state is called upon to ante up for so-called "improvements" which will only benefit a few in Indianapolis.
Where are the stadium supporters? Looks like they've gotten tired of being smacked around with the facts.