I'm happy it's being built, and will pay the tax when I visit. I've seen far worse things done with 2 pennies on a $20.
Not possible but maybe Minnesota should buy the Twinkies (ala Green Bay) so they couldn't move.
I may be one of the few that agrees with you here... ;)
Couple of questions as I can't remember if I heard them correctly or not.
1. Isn't the tax to pay for the Metrodome still on the books even though that stadium has been paid for for years? If true (and I thought it was) why isn't anybody saying a thing about this?
2. Nobody discusses the fact that opposing teams have to pay MN state taxes on paychecks received. The State never mentions the rewards they have reaped from that for years. That's why I don't have a problem with Pohlad. The State of Minnesota has enjoyed a tax stream they don't have to answer to their constituents for.
I love baseball but have not gone to a game in 3 years because the stadium is an embarrasment (and refuse to sit indoors during the MN summer). Personally I think a larger tax on beer and food in the downtown area bars and resturants would work better ($.05 more per drink? Is anyone really going to complain?).
"Allow me to express an opposing viewpoint, which I'm sure many of you disagree with. While I generally do not support most public funding for private organizations, I think sports teams might be an exception. The cold hard fact of the matter is if Minnesota does not build a new stadium, we could loose the Twins. The Metrodome is possibly the worst ballpark in the country, and while I do have many good memories there, baseball is to be played outdoors on grass IMO. 2 cents out of every $20 spent until the stadium is payed off is a small price to pay for the amount of entertainment the Twins organization provides to us Minnesotans. If you don't like it, well, vote with your feet I guess. After all, its the Minnesota Twins, not the Carl Pohlad Twins."
If Minnie a no place loses the Twins, that would be a shame. BUT, save Hubert's!!!!