On Thursday, key budget bills to deliver substantial increases in some programs and a host of lawmakers’ pet community projects gained approval in both the House and Senate.
The people here passed an arts tax. We like arts. We can like baseball, too. It’s okay. Conflating the two in this biased way was pretty ridiculous to begin with.
The legislation referenced here gave money to tons of arts organizations, including the high desert museum (yep they did get money). They have gotten several millions from the state over the years. Only one of their projects this year was rejected. The baseball stadium has urgency, a deadline that would have passed within days of the state didn’t fill the gap.
The stadium makes money for the state. It is earning the state money. Not a money pit. Money that can use for the arts. Does that make you feel better? I mean, we could be arguing that the money should go to wildfire protection and housing the homeless or mental health. But no, it’s arts vs baseball for some reason.
And same should happen here: money in exchange for corporate equity. Probably should be sold at a discount when it’s public money to reduce tomfoolery.
Stadiums are almost always a money pit. There was no reason for the state to provide funding for that.
Hillsboro is Portland suburb. We are weird
Anyway I can’t express how beloved the hops are locally
We’ve all been to the high desert museum. Once. It’s cool. But if you’re in bend, you’re doing outdoors stuff
" I cannot grasp the importance of art or history, but – ooh, ball fly! Hit ball with stick! Unga bunga"
– BossDJ
That was one hell of a leap.
The people here passed an arts tax. We like arts. We can like baseball, too. It’s okay. Conflating the two in this biased way was pretty ridiculous to begin with.
The legislation referenced here gave money to tons of arts organizations, including the high desert museum (yep they did get money). They have gotten several millions from the state over the years. Only one of their projects this year was rejected. The baseball stadium has urgency, a deadline that would have passed within days of the state didn’t fill the gap.
The stadium makes money for the state. It is earning the state money. Not a money pit. Money that can use for the arts. Does that make you feel better? I mean, we could be arguing that the money should go to wildfire protection and housing the homeless or mental health. But no, it’s arts vs baseball for some reason.
If people really love Toyotas should the government give Toyota money?
The government has given businesses money to stop them from going out of business when it is in the interest of the people. So many times.
And same should happen here: money in exchange for corporate equity. Probably should be sold at a discount when it’s public money to reduce tomfoolery.
Well in this case the city will own the stadium, not the team
Indeed.