There are many issues that help to justify our position, many of which the proponents also use to swindle the local community into involuntarily contributing to a new stadium. One of these issues is the idea that new stadiums create job opportunities. It is our belief as out of state mayors that the funding and building of a new stadium does not create enough jobs. We do not believe that the public should help pay for the creation of jobs that are available already in the local shopping malls. Another aspect that deserves attention is the cost of these jobs that are created.
Cities can do better, and voters know it.
Many advocates will continue to argue that subsidized stadiums do create jobs when in actuality it is only a myth. Minneapolis and other older core cities actually experience losses in good paying jobs with the arrival of government sponsored pro sports . In many cases around the country hiring more police officers, firefighters, teachers and building more schools and the like would produce more value than a new stadium. As out-state Mayors feel we should not use taxes to fund this Stadium. Businessmen do not want to be tax for new stadium.