Dain Lynstad writes: > The scams and the lies which > took the old met stadium from us and gave us the > dome.Most folks at the time supported keeping the met > but the powers that be (and still seem to be)felt a > covered stadium in downtown Mpls.would bring great > rewards ie. redevelopment of a forgotten neighborhood, > a strong new tax base, and crowds flooding downtown > with money. All they asked was a small sales tax > increase which would be dropped as soon as the stadium > was payed for. We still have that tax!
This is false. The Dome opened in 1982. The hotel/motel/liquor sales tax to pay for the Dome blinked off on January 1, 1985. It's a very clear example of a targeted tax going away. The sales tax expired because user fees (ticket taxes) proved enough to pay for the Dome. The building itself was paid off in 1998. Please don't talk about scams and lies without doing the homework. It weakens the case against actual misdeeds. David Brauer Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
