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Originally Posted by expedition
I dont feel biased is fair . I really enjoy nhl hockey. Very proud that Alberta has two teams . The fact is players, coaches , owners , and league administers ( bettman) are wealthy to a degree that they should not be subsidized by taxpayers. If an arena was profitable tax payer money should not be required! Nothing wrong with the Saddledome or northlands Coliseum . Just dated .
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If you're going to say "the fact is" you need to quit lumping every aspect of the NHL as receiving a subsidy from tax payers. You can make a case for the owners, although the cost benefit analysis could be disputed, but for the rest, you are out of line with a statement of facts.
Taking your broad brush you could say the person working concessions is being subsidized by taxpayers because they have a job during the 40+ home games. The sports reporters are also subsidized then, because they make a living off of the team to a certain extent also. If the team were to leave there would be job losses in those two groups and many more.