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To: woofie
There is some horror in the money he made investing in baseball. He lobbied the city to have a 0.5% sales tax increase to subsidize the stadium. Of course, after this occured, the profitability of his investment shot up, and he sold his share for $50 million. This has always irritated me a bit.
60 posted on 09/20/2003 4:24:31 PM PDT by undeniable logic
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To: undeniable logic
All cities were subsidizing stadiums. The Ballpark in Arlington has been good for the city.

$10 million is closer to what he sold for. I forget the amount but it was under $20 million. He did nothing illegal--it played out on the front-pages.
67 posted on 09/20/2003 4:43:02 PM PDT by lonestar (Don't mess with Texans!)
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To: undeniable logic
the profitability of his investment shot up, and he sold his share for $50 million.


You got any proof of that idiotic number? If so show it...

69 posted on 09/20/2003 4:51:17 PM PDT by deport
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