Rahm Emanuel call Epstein down to City hall for chat.

[Guest]

Did you read any of Scotti's posts?

Yes I read the entire thing. The Cubs, Bears, and Sox are not equitable because the public has an ownership stake in the Bears and Sox venues.

1) You missed the finer points of those comparisons

2) that was far from the only thing he discussed

I did not miss anything, I chose not address the finer points because the larger point renders them moot and I don't really have the time. The finer points are misleading and that's an understatement. Cub fans pay more taxes because there are more of them staying in hotels?

[DivineBovine]

Yeah, just threaten to move.

 

I'm sick of hearing all these complaints from the city and Wrigleyville residents. No more night games. No more renovations. No more traffic. No more money. How about no more Cubs? Let's see how they like that.

 

When the jobs and customers go away, and their real estate all the sudden crashes in value, they will wish they put up with a few more night games and renovations. Even a few strangers peeing on their lawn at night.

[Sammy Sofa]

Did you read any of Scotti's posts?

Yes I read the entire thing. The Cubs, Bears, and Sox are not equitable because the public has an ownership stake in the Bears and Sox venues.

1) You missed the finer points of those comparisons

2) that was far from the only thing he discussed

I did not miss anything, I chose not address the finer points because the larger point renders them moot and I don't really have the time. The finer points are misleading and that's an understatement. Cub fans pay more taxes because there are more of them staying in hotels?

 

What the original Cub plan proposed was, in part, for the "entertainment tax" to be capped at 2009's level (the $16M) for a given period (IIRC, 15 years) and any further generated revenue (generated ONLY because of further investments in Wrigley) be used as security for a bond (the expected means of paying off said bond would actually be the 2% sales tax on hotels that also pays off the Bears and Sox bonds).

 

Why are you opposed to this?

[Gmoney23]

http://www.suntimes.com/8905609-417/emanuel-dumps-daley-nephew-2-others-from-sports-stadium-board.html

 

this will surely have some impact

[Theo]

Rham cleaning out some more Daley cronies, I like it!