tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post116023022363301936..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-40916366794594555522007-10-22T22:03:00.000-05:002007-10-22T22:03:00.000-05:00I went to school with Fred Glass. He's an honest, stand up guy and a hard worker. But he got took, and the city got took with him. The first guy who blinked on this deal lost the farm, and Fred blinked. The result is the loss to the city of revenue that should be paying off the debt. Now we're boned for 30 years, and Jimmy is laughing his ass off. <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, you and me and all of the little people still owe $75 million on the $77 million debt for the RCA dome that's about to be knocked down. And the real truth is that, as Indy raises tourism taxes on hotels, car rentals and eats, as though tourists are some cash-soaked herd of cash cows that will never get fed up, it makes the City more expensive for convention groups. It's like tobacco taxes - you tax what you want to discourage, and the higher the rate, the more punitive it becomes, until conventions just take their business to a cheaper venue.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, Fred. You blew it.<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, but we'll still have the Colts for 30 years.<BR/><BR/>Go Colts, go! And take the Pacers with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1160438346174054502006-10-09T18:59:00.000-05:002006-10-09T18:59:00.000-05:00Bart Simpleton gave away the store, when all he had to do was call Irsay's bluff. Irsay was not going to be able to move that team unless he sold it, and his ego won't let him sell it. No city wants the Colts if Irsay is part of the deal. <BR/><BR/><BR/>But as long as the dolts that get elected keep believing that they can dazzle the public with shiny new objects; stadiums, arenas, luxury hotels and the like, they will continue to do so. <BR/><BR/>Because actually making tough decisions is beyond their capabilities, because it does not benefit them to focus on long-term, workable solutions. They would rather moan and groan about the difficulty of solving each problem. <BR/><BR/>The idea that Indianapolis is or will be a world class city because of sports team is incredibly ludicrous. But, unfortunately they really believe it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com