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re: Some tweets from the President this morning
Posted on 10/10/17 at 9:37 am to SirWinston
Posted on 10/10/17 at 9:37 am to SirWinston
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Oh no - we'll have to be reminded now how Trump "repeatedly mocked the disabled"
They were not offended by Trump's mock. After all, he is the Special Olympics POTUS & is one of them.
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Posted on 10/10/17 at 9:42 am to wildtigercat93
They still get a bunch of tax breaks and incentives, although mostly from the state/local level.
Saints for instance: LINK
Saints for instance: LINK
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Tax-free business operations - Benson's contracts with the state exempt the Saints' and Pelicans' revenue from sales tax, effectively giving the organization a 10 percent discount on overhead worth $11.6 million.
All naming rights revenue - The Mercedes-Benz Superdome deal is reportedly worth $50 million to $60 million over 10 years. The Smoothie King Center contract is reportedly a 10-year deal worth $40 million.
Rent-free venues - Benson doesn't have to pay rent at the Smoothie King Center or the Superdome because both were built with publicly funded debt. That debt is secured through hotel taxes in Orleans and Jefferson parishes that, in 2015, brought in about $58 million. The remainder of the tax revenue not used to fund debt service subsidizes the operational costs of running the venues.
Grand total - Benson's team is valued at $1.5 billion, according to Forbes. About $165 million of that stems from his stadium deal.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 10:04 am to Sentrius
So girly and predictable
Posted on 10/10/17 at 10:08 am to Obtuse1
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FYI the whale shark you used as an example is a low metabolism, very large, very slow moving filter feeder. While I might think it is apt a mako or great white might be more apropos in your post.
Why did you have to correct him? Just let him look stupid, man.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 10:25 am to Sentrius
Thank god he solved North Korea.
Now he has plenty of time for this stuff.
Now he has plenty of time for this stuff.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 10:43 am to Tiger Prawn
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They still get a bunch of tax breaks and incentives, although mostly from the state/local level.
And in our form of gov't the feds have zero to do with that.
I am 100% up for eliminating these cushy deals for owners. But the local municipalities should make that decision not the president.
If they want to throw their money away, I say let them.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 11:11 am to asurob1
This has been a really solid day on the PT
Posted on 10/10/17 at 11:27 am to Sentrius
Incredible tweets, it's a complete arse raping, no wonder the left wants him to stop.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 11:30 am to bobby_3_sticks
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And in our form of gov't the feds have zero to do with that.
I am 100% up for eliminating these cushy deals for owners. But the local municipalities should make that decision not the president.
If they want to throw their money away, I say let them.
The feds actually do have some leverage if they were willing to use it. Local governments still rely on federal funds for a lot of things, especially highways and infrastructure projects. Feds could just tell the local governments that if they can afford to give away hundreds of millions of dollars in stadium/arena construction/renovation and tax breaks for pro sports teams, that those local governments don't need as much federal funding for other projects.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 11:49 am to Tiger Prawn
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The feds actually do have some leverage if they were willing to use it. Local governments still rely on federal funds for a lot of things, especially highways and infrastructure projects. Feds could just tell the local governments that if they can afford to give away hundreds of millions of dollars in stadium/arena construction/renovation and tax breaks for pro sports teams, that those local governments don't need as much federal funding for other projects.
So extortion? Either change that or we stop funds? Yikes.
It might work, but would you like it if the feds did this under a liberal administration. Maybe say - raise your min wage or we cut funding?
Posted on 10/10/17 at 12:04 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
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HAIL TRUMP!
Really!! you get 80 upvotes for that!! Sounds too close to Hail Hilter!!
Posted on 10/10/17 at 12:08 pm to asurob1
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Thank god he solved North Korea.
Hold on its Trumps responsibilty to "solve" North Korea. What does that even mean?
Posted on 10/10/17 at 12:12 pm to umop_apisdn
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Incredible tweets, it's a complete arse raping, no wonder the left wants him to stop.
Stop. Hell he should tweet more often. He shows his IQ with each one....and it ain't high ;-)
Posted on 10/10/17 at 12:23 pm to asurob1
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Stop. Hell he should tweet more often. He shows his IQ with each one....and it ain't high ;-)
So the left, the media and the GOPe couldn't manage to stop a man with a low IQ from getting the WH.
Hhhmmm, it makes one wonder how stupid those people are.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 12:24 pm to bobby_3_sticks
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It might work, but would you like it if the feds did this under a liberal administration.
You mean like "lower your BAC limit for DUI from .10 to .08 or we'll withhold federal highway funding"? That was pushed through by Bill Clinton's administration.
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Maybe say - raise your min wage or we cut funding?
Already a federal minimum wage in place. Some cities/states just choose to implement their own higher minimum wage
Posted on 10/10/17 at 12:25 pm to Tiger Prawn
Modern day presidential is the best presidential
Posted on 10/10/17 at 12:26 pm to Sentrius
Damnnn. She must fricking HATE President Trump
This post was edited on 10/10/17 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 10/10/17 at 12:32 pm to Tiger Prawn
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You mean like "lower your BAC limit for DUI from .10 to .08 or we'll withhold federal highway funding"? That was pushed through by Bill Clinton's administration.
So you like when the feds do this? Cause if the feds do this with stadiusm (they wont), it will set a bad precedent.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 12:35 pm to CptBengal
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It's like a cluster bomb.
Everything from the wall to failing ESPN
Just savage
If by Savage you mean slightly mentally ill and repetitive then I agree. Seriously, can the guy stop talking about ratings all the time. Those tweets look like they're made to influence a 5th grader.
This post was edited on 10/10/17 at 1:11 pm
Posted on 10/10/17 at 12:38 pm to Ebbandflow
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If by Savage you mean slightly mentally ill and repetitive than I agree. Seriously, can the guy stop talking about ratings all the time. Those tweets look like they're made to influence a 5th grader.
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