tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post113277660559833713..comments2008-10-13T04:54:35.428-07:00Comments on VICTORIA TAFT: 12 REASONS WHY WE CAN'T AFFORD BASEBALL IN OREGONVictoria Taft, 5pm-8pm KPAM 860noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1133375162005280072005-11-30T10:26:00.000-08:002005-11-30T10:26:00.000-08:002005-11-30T10:26:00.000-08:00Victoria,Not wanting MLB in Portland is fine, but ...Victoria,Not wanting MLB in Portland is fine, but please fully understand the funding. Look at the proposal. One hundred & fifty million comes from the players. No citizens there. Another hundred plus comes from business taxation districts...I.E. business's that will profit from the proximity of a ballpark. Bars, resteraunts and motels would fall under this. No taxation on Joe citizen there SuperFly Snuka!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13166267799510152110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1133332063576500452005-11-29T22:27:00.000-08:002005-11-29T22:27:00.000-08:002005-11-29T22:27:00.000-08:00I'm with Roy on this possibility to bring MLB to P...I'm with Roy on this possibility to bring MLB to Portland. I've actually read the documents posted at www.oregonstadiumcampaign.com. I wish you, Victoria, as someone who some people expect to have some time and willingness to learn about issues would go through the documentation yourself. But you just get on the air, and have your pre-conceived opinion (like Lars, Rush, Sean, Mike) and its Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1133322252527958012005-11-29T19:44:00.000-08:002005-11-29T19:44:00.000-08:002005-11-29T19:44:00.000-08:00Victoria; Your reasons for why we cant afford base...Victoria; Your reasons for why we cant afford baseball in Oregon points out how much our priorities are out of whack.As a libertarian I agree with the absurdity of the things you point out. We do however need to keep from being overly jaded by previous bad government decisions. If we become cynical and not take each proposal on a case by case basis we will pass up on any truly good opportunities.Roy in Portlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1132802246231137112005-11-23T19:17:00.000-08:002005-11-23T19:17:00.000-08:002005-11-23T19:17:00.000-08:00Sorry I wasn't able to call in last evening, but h...Sorry I wasn't able to call in last evening, but here's my take on Portland taking on another White Elephant that the elected officials no nothing about:1. If there are enough people in this metro area that would attend enough times each year to make baseball a profitable business here in the metro area, let them prepay for enough tickets to build the stadium, the team salaries, etc., etc.2. We Ed R.noreply@blogger.com