I love Pedro, too, but I can think of many better uses for my tax dollars than paying his ample salary. There is no time for voodoo economics, a hodgepodge of taxes and tax credits that may or may not allow the city and state to get repaid. What the Sox and the pols need to get this park built is money they can take to the bank. The math, however, is a lot more challenging for the city. But a fairer, more straightforward way to build Fenway is to tax those who will use it.
User fees can give the city revenue it can count on.
The Wang Center and other theaters have been tacking on a buck a ticket as a restoration fee for years. About 750,000 cars go to Fenway a year. That's real money, every year, that no one has been willing to talk about. I can hear the whining. If you want a new Fenway, you should be willing to pay for it.