Liberal think: New $444 million hockey arena is still a go in Detroit

[candycorn]

so lets get this straight, the republicans on this thread are against building the 444 million dollar stadium after detroit;s bankrupcy as long as they can blame ''a liberal'' for it?

THIS DECISION to spend the 444 MILLION of tax payer's money, while in bankruptcy,

was the REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR'S DECISION....not the 'liberal's'.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, are you still against the decision? Or are you all now going to support this REPUBLICAN governor's decision to spend the $444 million in tax payer's money for a stadium while cutting promised, contractual retirement pensions for those who worked 20-45 years for the gvt as their employer, while cutting the police force, while cutting street lamps by 40% etc......?

We don't know who started it...or at least I don't. These things usually take proposals, then referendums then construction starts. If the construction hasn't started, the REPUBLICAN governor of the state can do all sorts of things to prevent the expenditure.

The governor of the state owns this at this point.

That having been said, I don't see how he can let it go through if the city is bankrupt and cannot pay it's creditors; you don't ask for more credit in the form of bond elections when you cannot pay your current bills.

Above that, you shouldn't ask for credit for frivolous expenditures in any case and you cannot get more frivolous than a hockey arena where the owner could fund it or an NBA, MLB, or NFL stadium where the league could fund it out of money found it it's couch cushions.

Or.... Here's a thought -- The Team could just pick up and move to somewhere that appreciates having a Hockey Team and the citizens of the area are more than willing to help finance a new arena for them.

Happens all the time. In all the Pro Sports and even more so in the 'minor' sports like B-Ball and Hockey.

Ask Los Angeles how that works

Yes but you're discounting two things about hockey; first the Red Wings are a hockey institution and second, the geographic demographics of the sport are not favorable for such a move; it's hot in the south and few play hockey. I know our Phoenix franchise was owned by the league for a few seasons because the team was about to go under and nobody wanted to buy it.

The city can't afford everything it wants and shouldn't be spending money on such nonsense. If the owner wishes to move and the league allows it; the NHL deserves whatever ill will comes its way