The New Colts Stadium

I had an interesting thing happen to me yesterday. I got a call from an Indianapolis Star reporter who wanted to interview me about the new Colts stadium. I had written a letter to the editor a few weeks ago and he wanted to get some quotes from me for his article. I thought that was kind of neat.

To sum up my thoughts on the matter, I find it pretty silly that our tax money is going to support what is essentially an entertainment activity. One can make the argument that the city makes money off of the Colts, but many studies have shown that paying for the new stadium is a losing fiscal situation. The taxpayers are getting their taxes raised to pay for a stadium that will help some owners & players make a whole bunch of money. That doesn't seem right to me.

Here's a brilliant thought, how about using my taxes for the PUBLIC good. You know, things like roads, schools, parks, police, etc. Even better, how about lowering my taxes. Yeah right.