SikUvTheRite's Blog

NO more money for the Ball Park Village..If mayor Slay has anything to do with it, it will pass. They are rich enough to fund it themselves.

I saw this too. So they can pay their players to get drunk but they can't afford to build their building themselves? Look at some of the great companies in St. Louis, example one that is a successful rent a car business, I don't think they begged to the state to build their headquarters. Cardinals need to back off and build it as they can afford it. Of course Mayor Slay says it is a good thing, remember he approved the doggy dining bill too.

First of all the TIF money was approved. They Cardinals stated if the money was approved that they CARDINALS would cover the additional cost for the village. I say they are the ones who are millionares let them pay for it.

I would rather have my tax dollars go to build decent housing for people then to see the politicans spend the money the way they do.

With what they charge for tickets/parking and eats WHO CAN AFFORD TO EVEN GO TO A GAME! ITS THE SAME WITH THE LOSING RAMS.

can you tell me where there are NO DRUGS, GANGS AND VIOLENCE any where in this city or country. And why are the decent hard working people lumped into this group you speak of? Don't they deserve decent housing? Are you the only one who deserves such treatment.

It is amazing how the middle class keeps getting their pocket book hit! What is next? The ball club does not make enough now to pay for it themselves? While they profit millions of dollars and we try to put food on the table..... WHAT ARE YOU THINKING???

UPDATE: Wednesday, July 18th...

Did you hear? The commission has so far approved recommending ONLY $27 MILLION, instead of the $32 MILLION they request. Gasp! That's a full $5 mil short of what these fat cats wanted!

Of course, if that becomes the final result, they'll just scale the project bak $10 million and pocket the extra 5.

Even the Democrats are in on this one... They are just as guilty as the Pubs for allowing this welfare-for-the-rich against the will of the people.

Of course, I pick on Republicans only because they are far more inconsistent with their welfare handouts. The Democrats were also for Medicaid increases and most welfare for the people, whereas the Republicans, in typical hypocritical fashion, decry welfare as waste while doling out millions and billions to their rich friends in private industry.

For example, Republicans are quick to call universal health insurance "socialized health care".

Isn't this Ballpark Village welfare plan "socialized private enterprise"?

But I agree, Slay the Democrat needs to go, too, along with any state representative who approves this unnecessary handout.

I plan to track and report results of how each representative votes on this plan when it reaches the floor. Then, we need to vote them out!

Thanks for the comments - again, it is obvious this is one issue where MOST folks are united against using our tax money to benefit rich developers.

(Well, except for pamrich. Actually, I think I'd rather have Section 8 housing! But remember, panrich, rich developers and real estate owners profit f

Decent, hardworking people pay for their own housing. They don't need my tax dollars to help them. I know there are no places where you can go to get away from the gangs, violence and drugs basically, but you've got to admit they're kept to a minimum in some areas. Those areas are where people WORK for the lifestyle they lead and they very much resent paying more and more taxes for the lazy ones who want the government to give them everything they have.

I have yet to go to a game at the ballpark. I don't intend to support the "out-of-town" ownership conglomerate that have no interest in the people of St. Louis, let alone the well-beloved team of the Cardinals! Their interest is to take and take to make their profits greater and greater! SHAME on THEM!!

If tax dollars are paying for it, then I should be able to go free of charge to all the stuff there and enjoy it. As with the new ball park, I shouldn't have to pay to get in, and enjoy the game. I should be free to bring my picnic basket and beer and enjoy the game.
This sucks, because I grew up more towards Chicago,and have been a Cubs fan forever. I'm slowly getting to like the Cardinals, but why would I want to pay that much to go watch two businessmen play catch??
I like little league. Fun, free, entertaining. All of what baseball should be. (except for those nuts fighting parents)
It's all about the $$$$$

I don't think anyone disagrees that the project will be successful and make a lot of money. But it will make that money for private individuals, and not by any stretch replace the money that the people have had spent on the project. Will it be nice and pretty and all that foo foo stuff? Probably. Will the $30,000 crowd be spending a lot of time and money there? Doubtful. Will those wealthy mentioned? Probably. Are we jealous of that? Not really. Pissed is the word. The majority of us are not in the class that will be spending so much in the new ballpark village. But we will pay for it. I'd love it if everyone would pay for me to have a new business and or home built. I know that it will be built and maybe even help the area improve, but I think tax dollars should be prioritized for important projects and not games. Let private business build the stadiums they will be using. Let them also build whatever it is that will profit them. I don't have a problem with businesses making money, as long as they build it and I freely decide to patronize them. I do have a problem paying when someone else gets rich on my investment, and I don't benefit.