Comments on: Blueprint Officials not Asking Right Questions on Stadium Subsidies

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 21:26:24 +0000

David, we shouldnt have the state encouraging gambling either .

By: David T. Hawkins

David T. Hawkins — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 11:44:07 +0000

@ Jon = Is it really a good thing for the cities economy to be reliant on govt and college sports? Take away the Florida Lottery and see what happens. We Voted for the Lottery to ENHANCE the Education Budget and it ended up replacing it.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 18:34:38 +0000

How exactly do college athletics significantly contribute to our economy. What is produced and sold? Entertainment? Tshirts? Is it really a good thing for the cities economy to be reliant on govt and college sports?

This 20 million would have been better spent by the people who earned it. Stop taking our money and giving it to sports. I can spend it better.

By: David T. Hawkins

David T. Hawkins — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 15:40:08 +0000

“On the seven or so game-day weekends spent in Tallahassee, hotels are booked, Airbnb rental rates are sky high, and restaurants are packed.” ………………. That is 7 out of 52 AND the Numbers fluctuate depending if they are Winning or not. Why approve the whole $20 Million at once?

By: Edward Lyle

Edward Lyle — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:24:30 +0000

Bottom line…

“The forecasted impact studies — not surprisingly often commissioned by supporters — typically find the economic benefits of these investments will be net positive (and sometimes significant). The post-investment studies – which analyze the before and after effects – are nearly universal in showing these impacts are negligible or have no discernible impacts.”

By: Publius

Publius — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 08:23:23 +0000

“… the primary drivers of the local economy from FSU, FAMU, TCC, and other colleges is in building a community of faculty and students that invest in the local area and create new value.” Sounds good but how many jobs and new businesses have been created from the schools’ research successes? If not Tallahassee and other than the MagLab where are these new businesses going TR?

By: James

James — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 23:23:47 +0000

It sounds like he is suggesting that money should be spent on faculty instead of spending on athletic infrastructure. The “academic research” sounds self-serving!