They don't have too but they do. They spend it.

I would rather they simply let me keep the $1000 and never have the $1100 from the Saints either.

(I know you are not saying yes or no on whether the Saints are a net positive but if the Saints are indeed a net positive for the state then why do they need our money? Why can't we just say you nor your employees don't have to pay taxes Saints instead of giving them money?)

You assume the state government doesn't waste the extra revenue. They are in fact redistributing income. Have they ever, EVER, said we are going to take profits from the hotel tax, for example, they put into place to help finance the Saints and give a tax rebate to the hotel guest that paid it?

How much should your Saints tax be? and what should the state do with the return they get on you Saints tax?

How many more businesses should the state invest in?

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Posted by ShortyRob

Member since Oct 2008

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Posted on 9/12/17 at 5:42 pm to I B Freeman

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They don't have too but they do. They spend it.

Dear fricking God. Dude. Obviously, you don't realize it. But this thread is really bad for you.

Come on.

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You assume the state government doesn't waste the extra revenue. They are in fact redistributing income. Have they ever, EVER, said we are going to take profits from the hotel tax, for example, they put into place to help finance the Saints and give a tax rebate to the hotel guest that paid it?

I assume no such thing. It's just entirely irrelevant to the point.
You're making it harder than it is.

The state in any given year will spend X.

If the state does anything with that X that results in X+Y, then the amount required of the state from its citizens is X-Y.

All the time. 100% of the time. No exceptions.

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How many more businesses should the state invest in?

Generally speaking, I think government choosing winners and losers is a bad proposition. In fact, I think that like 99.9% of the time. So more than generally speaking.

But, you can't be pathological about it. If losing a business would cost X dollars for the state and keeping it would cost LESS than X, you fricking keep it.

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