tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post1473532124427920028..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-73101872072952758012008-09-18T05:44:00.000-05:002008-09-18T05:44:00.000-05:00Mely, never is a long long time and subject to change without notice.MissouriDemocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601903002852569236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-14327397806846150912008-09-17T21:40:00.000-05:002008-09-17T21:40:00.000-05:00sean, I'm assuming you mean "million" and not "billion".Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-62918549975418060062008-09-17T20:44:00.000-05:002008-09-17T20:44:00.000-05:00I appreciate the feedback already received from those candidates, including my former Congressional opponent Jon Elrod and my good friend Ed Angleton in taking a "no bailout" position.<BR/><BR/>I always urge voters and politicians to DO THE MATH so here is some quick simple math off the cuff:<BR/><BR/>8 regular season home games a year<BR/>63000 seats<BR/>8 years<BR/><BR/>cost of Lucas Oil (before interest) 750 billion<BR/>est. minimum cost of interest (4%) 650 billion<BR/>minimum estimated operating shortfall (30 years) 300 billion<BR/><BR/>TAXPAYER subsidized PER COLTS TICKER (assuming sell outs):<BR/>$49 per ticket (principal only)<BR/>$86 (including interest)<BR/>$105 (including operating shortfall)<BR/><BR/>Of course, it's "multi-use" but the point is still valid. Taxpayers are paying A LOT for part of every Colts ticket sold whether they go to the game or not.Sean Shepardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04784017076656340302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-54248766569434118422008-09-17T20:35:00.000-05:002008-09-17T20:35:00.000-05:00What will you do, if tomorrow the Indy Star puts out its poll showing Obama leading McCain in INDIANA?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-62402969955172512312008-09-17T17:04:00.000-05:002008-09-17T17:04:00.000-05:00My neighbor called me today to give me a ticket to some fancy open bar cocktail party there tonight. I told him I don't ever want to step foot in that God forsaken stadium.M Theoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892309818226431745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-6146154317215906562008-09-17T17:03:00.000-05:002008-09-17T17:03:00.000-05:00Gary, I'm cross posting. Thank you.M Theoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892309818226431745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-20136036204450113652008-09-17T14:55:00.000-05:002008-09-17T14:55:00.000-05:00How dare you, true conservative! Asking the players to pay for their stadium???? How will Irsay explain that to them? Ticket tax??Never happen anyway. If they were forced into a special tax, they would leave us with a losing team and an over-priced stadium. Let the poor people pay for our playground. If we sell out, they can watch it on TV. After all, it is the new Bears Stadium we have. Remember, they beat us in our new house at the opening game. For the Billion daoolars we paid for it, and the profits going to a drug addicted alcoholic, we should at least have a team that will win games at home.7th CD guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337311215956789999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-84868249115308707672008-09-17T09:17:00.000-05:002008-09-17T09:17:00.000-05:00How about a special tax on professional sports salaries, benefits etc. and franchises? Or a ticket tax? Let the people who go there pay for it. Most Marion County tax payers derive no benefit from the Colts or Pacers and can't affrord to go to the games anyway. The surrounding county tax payers pay for the stadium and derive no benefit as well.Mann Law, P.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10803791946039037861noreply@blogger.com