‘But none of our duplicative government spending is as wasteful of public money as giving millions of dollars to cash-rich professional sports teams. Cuomo’s willingness to throw $54 million into Buffalo’s Ralph Wilson Stadium is a stain on his fiscal crusader cape.’
Archives for March 27, 2013
They schmooze, you lose
‘So taxpayers help fund upgrades for a stadium for a wealthy NFL owner – and they underwrite the governor’s men schmoozing with the high and mighty. But, hey, that’s what the taxpayers are there for, right?’
Stadium proposal
‘Hardwick, R-Tonawanda, said he will utilize the information collected by the team of five Canisius students from a public administration class he teaches to form a resolution in the legislature next month that calls for a 12-month land option for a development proposal in the Buffalo Outer Harbor.’
Investing tax money should get a real return
‘The distasteful detail in this deal is the luxury suite that will be reserved for the Cuomo administration. It’s not clear how often the governor himself will be going to watch the Bills play, and the defenders of the deal say the seats will be used to help New York promote its business. Some who use it might even be asked to pay for the seats, although the accounting can get complicated. At the very least, the state should release the list of those who occupy the seats after every game so we can see if they are being used properly.’