CIB is $40M in the hole ... want to raise food/lodging taxes?

... why don't they just ask the overpaid millionaire athletes from the Pacers and the Dolts to each cough up $500k or $1M of their salaries ... that'll close the gap without kicking the taxpayers in the ass again ...


Just a thought. :shrug:

drive away future conventions and athletic events
and even some current trade.
Another one of those "tough" decisions by the CIB.
How much more must the general public sacrifice in
order for millionaires to play games?

1. CIB is a non-elected government entity with the power to levy and spend tax money. Taxation with out representation anyone?

2. We already pay NINE PERCENT on every restaurant tab in Marion County. Let me say that again, NINE PERCENT! Most of this tax is not paid by tourists, it's paid by the people who live here.

3. Look around at the number of restaurants that have closed in the last two years. Sure the economy sucks in general but this wave of restaurant closings predates the recent meltdown. I can name at least a dozen eateries that have bitten the dust since the stadium tax was increased.

I used to be about as ambivalent to professional sports as anyone you could find but as long as I'm forced to give my financial support, may favorite team will be anyone playing against the colts.

The near deification of a wing-nut, homophobic (former) coach also doesn't help my view of the organization.

I think the whole situation is a bit more complex than asking our professional teams to cough up hundreds of millions of dollars--though I think they should be part of the solution. This is bigger than a marion county issue, it's a state issue. For more information, see my article: http://www.examiner.com/x-6665-Indianapolis-Liberal-Examiner~y2009m4d10-Gov-Daniels-silence-on-CIB-financial-struggles-uncharacteristic

similar to cockroaches. It's now how much they steal and
carry-off. Rather, it's what the fall into and mess up.