I'm all for competition...bring it on...that's how we beat The Bayou, Nation, Nissan, and whatever else they've tried to do with their own money
But taxpayer subsidy to help them them because they've failed otherwise...that's just wrong...and REAL wrong when they're using my Mont Co tax money on me to do it
let's just assume I'm the biggest capitalist pig in the world...that doesn't change what's wrong with this
take me out of it and then have the discussion about no RFP, changing liquor laws to suit this deal, ignoring Zoning Board decisions, $8 mil of taxpayer money at the expense of public services, all cost overruns resulting in 100% deductions from rent...while the same company is making a deal in DC to pay full market rate rent (which I have no objection to)
if there's a monopoly, it's only because we beat them fair & square, with zero help from anyone (well, maybe a few friends who invested early on)
level playing field is all I ask...the only argument against that seems to come from people jealous about our success, or that would like to go to concerts down the street from where they live (can't blame them for that)
so...today's challenge...try & have the discussion about the merits of that deal without knocking us