Let's set aside bipartisan politics, and re-election concerns, and get this stadium bill passed. Unlike a few years ago, this is a good one. Between the governor's penny-pinching and the DFL's propensity for spending every cent it can, it seems any idea of returning the money they overcharged us taxpayers last year has gotten conveniently misplaced. The tanker Valdez goes aground and the price of fuel goes up. Refineries are operating at capacity and the price goes up.
Refineries operate at less than capacity . . .
Everyone pays when fuel prices get so out of control. Maybe the feds should put some controls on oil prices and the huge profits Big Oil is realizing. Turn professional sports teams into scholarship generating machines. Then I would be more tolerant of public money being used for new stadiums. I also believe some of the scholarship money must be earmarked for private schools and vocational education schools.