Comments on: Costly Holes in the Ground http://jeffreymiron.com/2010/09/costly-holes-in-the-ground/ Libertarianism A to Z Sun, 06 May 2012 22:53:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jared Tobin http://jeffreymiron.com/2010/09/costly-holes-in-the-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-2145 Jared Tobin Sat, 11 Sep 2010 01:53:30 +0000 http://jeffreymiron.com/?p=1632#comment-2145 http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/09/09/sp-harper-sports-arenas.html amusing timing. http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/09/09/sp-harper-sports-arenas.html

amusing timing.

]]> By: Brian http://jeffreymiron.com/2010/09/costly-holes-in-the-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-2125 Brian Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:26:35 +0000 http://jeffreymiron.com/?p=1632#comment-2125 this brings to mind a story i remember from last year when it was announced that Montreal had finally paid off building the Olympic Stadium and other olympics infrastructure -- the olympics were in 1976. a few years ago, i visited the stadium (olympic park) -- a decrepit, run down facility. i think it can be advisable to make payments long term for no longer than the life of the asset. blame rational ignorance of voters. this brings to mind a story i remember from last year when it was announced that Montreal had finally paid off building the Olympic Stadium and other olympics infrastructure — the olympics were in 1976.
a few years ago, i visited the stadium (olympic park) — a decrepit, run down facility.
i think it can be advisable to make payments long term for no longer than the life of the asset.
blame rational ignorance of voters.

]]> By: Greg http://jeffreymiron.com/2010/09/costly-holes-in-the-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-2124 Greg Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:47:29 +0000 http://jeffreymiron.com/?p=1632#comment-2124 ... and you admit to being a life long Giant's fan? I'm sorry. How 'bout them Cowboy's (although I wish we would get rid of Romo) … and you admit to being a life long Giant’s fan? I’m sorry.

How ’bout them Cowboy’s (although I wish we would get rid of Romo)

]]> By: Ricardo Cruz http://jeffreymiron.com/2010/09/costly-holes-in-the-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-2123 Ricardo Cruz Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:02:16 +0000 http://jeffreymiron.com/?p=1632#comment-2123 "The funding just insures that local politicians get invited to watch games in the team skybox." To be fair, don't voters want it? I mean, here in Porto (Portugal), the mayor had to move house and be escort for weeks over removing subsidies for a big local soccer club (FC Porto). I talked with people that accused the mayor of being a covert supporter of the an opposing club (Boavista)! “The funding just insures that local politicians get invited to watch games in the team skybox.”

To be fair, don’t voters want it?

I mean, here in Porto (Portugal), the mayor had to move house and be escort for weeks over removing subsidies for a big local soccer club (FC Porto). I talked with people that accused the mayor of being a covert supporter of the an opposing club (Boavista)!

]]> By: Hail Stan! http://jeffreymiron.com/2010/09/costly-holes-in-the-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-2120 Hail Stan! Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:38:30 +0000 http://jeffreymiron.com/?p=1632#comment-2120 Being a life-long Eagles fan, I'll forgive you. Being a life-long Eagles fan, I’ll forgive you.

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