I live in Indianapolis, and apparently, they will soon raise taxes (http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=3469962) to pay for a new stadium that is being built for the Indianapolis Colts football team.
I also work for Indianapolis Public Schools and find it interesting how willing they are to hike the taxes for stadiums while continuing to cut funding for schools (http://www.indianademclub.org/blog/2005/03/22/indiana-politics/46/).
Why is the responsibility of the city to pay for such a stadium? Where does revenue from the stadium go? It certainly doesn’t go back into the pockets of the people. And it’s not as if it’s free to go see a football game. What message are we sending to our children who we’re supposedly not leaving behind?
