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New Arena in Baltimore Could Mean A 6.5% Sales Tax
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So they are trying to force a new arena down our throats. Apparently the state (the tax payers) will pay for most of it. John Moag says that it could cost close to $400 million. Last year the citizens of Maryland were told that we had a budget shortfall and that our sales tax would go from 5% to 6% in order to generate $780 million. The current arena is profitable by the way. Would you rather the state magically come up with $400 million for a new arena or would you rather them not spend money they either have or do not have and drop the sales tax back to 5%? If we had a budget shortfall last year then I do not see how we suddenly have an extra $400 million to overpay politically connected developers to build a new arena that we do not need. The state is setting a horrible example by spending money they do not have on things they do not need! We are not getting another major league professional team! We will just end up like Kansas City with a brand new arena and a few more events a year. Do you really want to be the next Kansas City or do you want to be Seattle where they stand up to the corporate bully otherwise known as the NBA? Right now our arena is profitable and it is a positive economic contributor to Baltimore. At the end of the day after you consider the following factors will Baltimore and Maryland end up in a better economic situation once the new arena is built?
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