funny comments

[Big Cuz 15]

was reading the comments from the LA article

jdonel at 4:10 PM April 22, 2011 1st of all, David Stern needs to stay the hell out of Sacramento's business! And Kevin Johnson needs to learn how to govern this City OR be impeached -- we did not elect him Mayor to run around working for the NBA OR the Kings. Voters have rejected spending one penny on the Kings or a new arena, and that includes wasting City money on Kings and NBA business. The Kings need to go wherever, and the City needs to deal with resident's and taxpayer's business!

 

[bajaden]

was reading the comments from the LA article

jdonel at 4:10 PM April 22, 2011 1st of all, David Stern needs to stay the hell out of Sacramento's business! And Kevin Johnson needs to learn how to govern this City OR be impeached -- we did not elect him Mayor to run around working for the NBA OR the Kings. Voters have rejected spending one penny on the Kings or a new arena, and that includes wasting City money on Kings and NBA business. The Kings need to go wherever, and the City needs to deal with resident's and taxpayer's business!

Over the last few years, I could find you thousands of comments like that one in the comments section of the Bee. Nothing new. There are people out there with tunnel vision and they could care less about pro basketball. Now if you wanted to plant a tree, or even hug one, then you would have them on your side. They don't see what they want, and what we want, as something we can all have.

 

[Vlade4GM]

I can't say I know too much about Sacramento economically or politically, but I think the view that government shouldn't spend money on things that wouldn't benefit everyone is a legitimate pov. Now you can argue on whether a new arena for the Kings and the new Kings themselves would benefit everyone, but since that's not like some irrefutable fact, I don't see how you can blame someone for taking that position.

 

[Padrino]

I can't say I know too much about Sacramento economically or politically, but I think the view that government shouldn't spend money on things that wouldn't benefit everyone is a legitimate pov. Now you can argue on whether a new arena for the Kings and the new Kings themselves would benefit everyone, but since that's not like some irrefutable fact, I don't see how you can blame someone for taking that position.

most money that any government spends fails to benefit everyone...

its an impossibility to hope that it ever could...

 

[Vlade4GM]

most money that any government spends fails to benefit everyone...

its an impossibility to hope that it ever could...

It doesn't have to directly benefit everyone, but if it doesn't benefit the economy as a whole, I don't see how it's an illegitimate view to be against it.

 

[est.1999]

He actually makes a decent point, albeit a little too extreme(since he refuses to understand the importance of the Kings in Sac). It's just not what you wanna hear right now.

 

[Gary]

It doesn't have to directly benefit everyone, but if it doesn't benefit the economy as a whole, I don't see how it's an illegitimate view to be against it.

Hows OC taking the news of potentially not havint the Kings, or does anyone even care?

 

[The Hammer]

It doesn't have to directly benefit everyone, but if it doesn't benefit the economy as a whole, I don't see how it's an illegitimate view to be against it.

But it would benefit the economy as a whole. Especially if it was downtown.

 

[Siranthony]

most money that any government spends fails to benefit everyone...

its an impossibility to hope that it ever could...

A pretty stupid statement. The government benfits everone now. Yes it has it's problems but you would have a hard time living without it. I'm so tired of the anti government morons who feel they need to spout they're opnions on everyone all the time.

 

[Dr. Spaceman]

I can't say I know too much about Sacramento economically or politically, but I think the view that government shouldn't spend money on things that wouldn't benefit everyone is a legitimate pov. Now you can argue on whether a new arena for the Kings and the new Kings themselves would benefit everyone, but since that's not like some irrefutable fact, I don't see how you can blame someone for taking that position.

That's usually why it takes people with broad vision to see these kinds of projects through. Those people can understand that one thing can lead to another, especially when speaking in terms of large investments like an entertainment and retail center.

Sacramento doesn't, or at least didn't possess many people with vision who served the city and region in the past. People centering together for entertainment provide a source of commerce, not just in an entertainment capacity, but through dining, shopping, perhaps eventually choosing to reside in the city and pay exorbitant rental and property taxes to do so. Not to mention the national renown and tourism interest that you can generate. Most of our backwards council saw that this would benefit fans of basketball first, and then ground everything to a halt. Thankfully, it seems like attitudes are shifting around here, and the entire region is beginning to see the benefits of an arena and a team in Sacramento. Hopefully we can do something great with this momentum.

 

[est.1999]

The govt keeps us in line. I think that's the biggest key. I don't really care whether they help me or help others or not. I'm always gonna look out for myself. You gotta hustle and grind in this world.

 

[Vlade4GM]

Hows OC taking the news of potentially not havint the Kings, or does anyone even care?

I don't know, I'm not exactly hooked into the core consciousness of Orange County

 

[Vlade4GM]

But it would benefit the economy as a whole. Especially if it was downtown.

That may be the case, but if an argument can be made that it doesn't, then it's not a ridiculous view to take. The government has no obligation to keep a sports team around just for the sake its fan base. Government has a reponsibility to its entire constituents.

 

[The Hammer]

That may be the case, but if an argument can be made that it doesn't, then it's not a ridiculous view to take. The government has no obligation to keep a sports team around just for the sake its fan base. Government has a reponsibility to its entire constituents.

It's not a ridiculous view, but it's also an issue that is not just hypothetical. There was a recent economic impact study done on the Kings. I think it was something like 223mil/year. That's the economic footprint of the Kings. That generates a big chunk of tax dollars. Government entities DO need to be run like businesses, and think about investment, income, and liabilities. If that econ footprint goes away, there goes a lot of tax revenue: funding for schools, roads, police, everything.

You can't just make an argument based on soundbytes and ideology. That only works on tv and radio. But there are actual ways to measure things. It's not just blind guessing at how Sac will tumble if the Kings leave. And by tumble I mean unemployment increasing, tax revenue decreasing, overall economic vibrancy decreasing, tourism decreasing. They can pretty accurately measure what the impact would be on that.

It's harder to measure the impact of something that hasn't arrived yet, but once it's an integral part of the community, you can more easily measure what WOULDN'T be there. And again- we're talking about tax revenue that can be spent on schools and police.