Minnesota Vikings Stadium "But for" plan

Today as this author read the Star and Sickle newspaper while taking breakfast at the local McDonalds, another advertisemt about financing a new Vikings Stadium appeared. This new Vikings proposal was called the "But for" Plan. (Couldn't find a link to the add on the internet)

In short, the Vikings proposed any new stadium be financed with the taxes from players salaries, owners income, taxes on ticket sales and concessions inside the facility. The arguement being that all of these sources of state revenue would not exist if not "BUT FOR" the Minnesota Vikings.

This author's first reaction was somewhat favorable but...

Then this author realized, this would take revenue from other programs.

Players and owners taxes currently go into the general fund to support roads, bridges, law enforcement, courts, social services etc. Removing money from the general fund would make a bad budget situation worse.

Next, Where would the players and owners contributions for use of the state infrastructure come from if all of their taxes were designated for building a stadiium? They use the roads. They should contribute to helping out the less fortunate. They should contribute to maintaining the courts and law enforcement, shouldn't they?

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And if Vikings Players and owners can designate their taxes go to build a stadium, why shouldn't each of rank and file Minnesotans be able to designate where our tax money is spent. For example, Why shouldn't each of us be able to designate our tax dollars go to build a pool in our back yard as long as we let the neighborhood kids use it?

But the vikings are on the right track.

Surcharge the owners and players taxes. Surcharge the sales tax for on site consessions. Surcharge the parking. This author could live with players and owners, etc taxing themselves, tickets and concessions in excess of the taxes other citizens pay and designating those funds go towards building a new stadium.

You could even get me to consider, a sales tax surcharge on bar, restaraurant, parking and/or other Vikings driven/benefitting businesses within, lets say a mile, on any game day (or other major event).

In essence, a users fee for those that directly use and benefit from a new stadium as well as those most likely to profit from it.

Past plans have called for public financing with general tax payer money in one form or another. Public financing should always be unacceptable, but especially in this harsh economic reality, if we can't eliminate publicly financing from our priorities, what can we eliminate.

In conclusion, the Vikings "But for" plan is a step in the right direction. However, it must more clearly allocate the costs directly to those who benefit most.

Our elected officials can't resist the lure of potential campaign contributions, kick backs and other consideration, so they have scehduled more hearings. But with the political turbulence of the TEA Party and Occupy Movements, this author believes most elected officials will feel hesitent to risk their reelection for this issue. On the other hand, corrupt politicians do listen to money while its talking.

No rank and file Minnesota should take for granted the outcome of this debate. Call your elected official to offset the campaign contributions they are being offered to vote against the best interests of WE THE PEOPLE.

Finally, some good natured, sports-minded male bonding ribbing:

This transplanted multi Super Bowl winning Packers fan asks, "When are you going to win a super bowl?"

That might help the Vikings win public support for building a new stadium?

Packer rule, Vikings drool.

And if that got your Viking ire up, remember this:

Pro-Football is just irrelevant kids games played by millionaire players paid by billionaire owners.

In the greater scheme of things, what does it matter?

In Closing,

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