Loved Facing South Florida's Jim DeFede interview this morning with Mike Dee from the
DeFede also has a clip with Norman Braman giving his argument against the rquested tax financing. He made some good points, one billionaire to another.
After watching the show and hearing that Marlins Spokesman Mike Dee say they wanted taxpayer money to do upgrades to the stadium's lighting, etc. I began to think about poor Macy's. Why should they have to pay to fix their lighting, their elevators etc. They benefit the community. What would the County Commission do if Macy's held Miami hostage and said they would leave the community if we didn't pay for their upgrades? Where does it stop?
The whole show is a half hour. Jim DeFede is hard hitting. Watch the WHOLE show.
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This push for pubic financing is unholy. The county commission shouldn't even entertain the push. They should hold referendum on it, nothing else.
New lighting(HD), escalators, more close to the field seating are direct costs that the owners of the stadium should be paying for as a cost of doing business. Why should public financing even be involved in the discussion?
Rebeca Sosa: lead!
Sosa is part of the problem. Sorry Genius your girl will fold like a book...Ron Book.
What they didn't say but were thinking: we didn't ask Broward commissioners for funding because they aren't as pliable as Miami Dade county commissioners. My fellow Hispanics on the Commission, don't do this to our community.
You commissioners can save face with the lobbyists who fund you by putting the issue to a vote. A bed tax is a tax. No taxes for corporate welfare ever again. Didn't we learn from the Marlins fiasco?
Public Participation! Yes!
The reason Broward is not paying for anything is because they are not BOUGHT by lobbyists like Miami_Dade Commissioners....they love the limelight so much they want to rub elbows with "celebrities" and "athletes" to make them feel cool---the answer shoud be NO!!!!!! end of story....and stop wasting time cranking everyone up....also rick scott is verl close friends with dolphins people....they were very big contributors to his campaign ...so look out for the connections to tally.....
Marco Rubio is a huge football fan The Dolphins will get the Tax Monies they are seeking...4
They should tie together Erik Fresen, Oscar Braynon,Barbara Jordan, Ron Book, Rodney Barreto, Bruno Barreiro, Audrey Edmonsum and whoever else supports this and throw them into Wagner Creek. We were burned once, bad enuff. Two times I say RECALL THEM ALL!
No to corporate welfare. It so happens that the owner of Dolphin Stadium/Sun Life Stadium is a BILLIONAIRE. Steve Ross can pay for renovations more easily than any taxpayer in Miami-Dade County. Aren't the Dolphins already getting tax subsidies?
The Broward Bed Tax is 5%; the Dade Bed Tax is 6%. Increase it to 7%, and that "request" will be conveniently ignored. Broward will be laughing all the way to the bank.
We have business people who are vultures preying on public funds through pitiful little elected officials who are eagerly looking for a "fish sandwich". Broward has jails full of elected officials doing time for bribery. We need to follow the money and see where the playoffs are.
The 5-Year Plan to renovate historical Wrigley Field calls for no public financing. None.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/21/sports/baseball/cubs-unveil-wrigley-field-plans-hinting-at-picking-up-tab.html
Thank god for Jim Defede. A hard hitting journalist not afraid to take on the corporate thieves and politicians who run this town. The Dolphins asking for this subsidy is Marlins Stadium redux, another complete and absolute horror show, and we the taxpayers and citizens should make sure it does not happen.
Why isn't Rodney Barreto in jail?
How Much is the City of Miami Gardens Going to Pay In?
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