Comments on Advance Indiana™: NOLA Perspective On The Pacers

Boot out the pacers, pick up a hockey team. It's j...

2009-03-24T22:56:00.000-05:00

Boot out the pacers, pick up a hockey team. It's just what the state needs, a new refreshing team.

CT,When it comes to corporate welfare in Indy, Rep...

2009-03-17T14:14:00.000-05:00

CT,

When it comes to corporate welfare in Indy, Republicans are not better than the Democrats.

Oh, art, there you go making stuff up again.http:/...

2009-03-16T19:51:00.000-05:00

Oh, art, there you go making stuff up again.

http://football.ballparks.com/NFL/IndianapolisColts/newindex.htm

State OKs deal with city and Colts
Stadium construction to start within days
By Michele McNeil
michele.mcneil@indystar.com
September 9, 2005

The who-pays-what was all signed and delivered before construction even started.

Gary, I signed a bad contract with my cell phone c...

2009-03-16T14:08:00.000-05:00

Gary, I signed a bad contract with my cell phone company for two years. Guess what? I'm stuck!

"It's the public that needs to stop signing bad le...

2009-03-16T13:30:00.000-05:00

"It's the public that needs to stop signing bad lease agreements."

Guess again! It's not the public who signs the leases. It's the DEMOCRATS.

The city budgeted $50 million for operating expens...

2009-03-16T09:34:00.000-05:00

The city budgeted $50 million for operating expenses in the first couple of years and then Mitch decided that the state would take over the construction and awarding of contracts and give it back to the city when the project was finished. By the time that was done, the state used the $50 million of operating expenses for cost overuns during the construction phase...That is why I think the state and not the city should bail them out. What I can't understand is how the Simons can run hundreds of malls at a profit and not one basketball team...it seems all the Simons need to do is run the Pacers like they would run a mall.........I personally favor no bailout from either the state or the city.

This weekend, NPR even mocked the notion that the ...

2009-03-16T08:02:00.000-05:00

This weekend, NPR even mocked the notion that the Pacers had lost $200 million over the past years. They had a good laugh over the idea, while discussing sports business.

A.I. your are correct. It was the city's poor knee...

2009-03-16T08:00:00.000-05:00

A.I. your are correct. It was the city's poor knee-JERK reaction and now we're still paying on MSA debt rolled into Conseco, just like RCA rolled into LOS. Drooling planners with major leage envy have sold the farm at our expense and don't know how to build a new one.

"To fix the situation, the Pacers likely will need...

2009-03-16T01:51:00.000-05:00

"To fix the situation, the Pacers likely will need state funding help..."

That better not happen. Don't waste our tax dollars bailing out a basketball team. That team doesn't do jack for this state except apparently entertain about 13,000 people every couple days. If we want to keep it, we can buy tickets. At least you get something in return when you buy a ticket. You don't get jack if you are taxed to support the team. You'd still have to pay for tickets or cable TV to watch a game.