Poll: Overwhelming number oppose tax support for Saints

WhoDat · 05-21-2005, 02:21 PM

This is getting dangerously close to a political debate, so I'll proceed carefully. Let me ask two questions:

1. Can you name any other business in the State of Louisiana that gets its subsidies through direct payments from the State, as compared to through tax breaks?

2. I can name lots of businesses with greater "economic impact" than the Saints that operate in Louisiana. Can you name any business that has a larger subsidy relative to its economic impact than the Saints?

Those two issues, in my mind, make this a different question than with any other business in the State.

05-21-2005, 02:21 PM	#17
WhoDat 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,631	This is getting dangerously close to a political debate, so I'll proceed carefully. Let me ask two questions: 1. Can you name any other business in the State of Louisiana that gets its subsidies through direct payments from the State, as compared to through tax breaks? 2. I can name lots of businesses with greater "economic impact" than the Saints that operate in Louisiana. Can you name any business that has a larger subsidy relative to its economic impact than the Saints? Those two issues, in my mind, make this a different question than with any other business in the State.
WhoDat 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,631	\"Excuses, excuses, excuses. ThatÃ¢Â€Â™s all anyone ever makes for the New Orleans SaintsÃ¢Â€Â™ organization.\" - Eric Narcisse \"Being a Saints fan is almost like being addicted to crack,\" he said.[i]\"You know you should stop, but you just can\'t.\"