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No Taxpayer-Funded Arena For Louisville

By Donna Mancini

The last thing the taxpayers of Metro Louisville need is an expensive, new downtown arena in a flood zone.

Freedom Hall is accessible,  centrally located, has plenty of great parking

and it’s paid for !

 The powers that be tell us not to worry about a mere 350 million dollars.

 They Say That’s pocket change.

The state will kick in 75 million from taxes, business will entertain

clients,  and we can issue bonds for the rest.

In the meantime,  Louisville will become rich and famous and the arena will pay for itself!! But that's highly unlikely. 

Common sense  says that  If  there was  profit  to be made  in a new  arena, private business would have built one  long ago, no public funding necessary!

  The  Bottom line is, if  Kentucky government has  so much  money   it can 

finance  sports and  entertainment,   lawmakers  should  lower taxes and leave the money in the hands of the people who earned it!

  We  taxpayers  have our own needs and priorities. Arenas are not on my

list........

 I'm Donna  Mancini, and that’s my point of view. 

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