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In article <7ef4a3peir0a7usiio25kddps0fajba2ru@4ax.com>,
 GeorgeOrwell <GeorgeOrwell@roc.usenetexchange.com> wrote:

> >By any measure, the mall has been a fantastic success.
> >Granted, a lot of tax payer money went into improving
> >roads and infrastructure.  

> And did the Triple5 gang thank YOU for paying them all the 
> hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars, for a damn BUSINESS?

Yes, they did, by creating a business that is a major
employer in the region and pays millions of dollars in taxes
each year.

> Those tax dollars should have been given to the real taxpayers, 
> who could then decide for themselves how to spend such money, 
> not given to a bunch of damn foreigners, whore were not even Americans!

Perhaps being from Canada, you don't understand our form of
government.  The US is a REPUBLIC.  That means that we elect
representatives to make those decisions for us.  In the case
of the Mall, a huge amount of the infrastructure money came
from the City of Bloomington.  The city mayor's race that year
was between two candidates, one pro-mall, the other anti-mall.
The pro-mall candidate won.  That is about as good of indication
of public support for the spending as one ca fund.

> >But lets compare that to a
> >other projects where a lot of public money was invested.
> >The chop stick factory in Hibbing--closed within weeks
> >of opening.  The IRRRB software incubator--the first client
> >took the money and move out of state.  The IRRRB funded
> >cable TV system on the range--went belly up, owner took
> >off with the money.  The downtown mall in St. Paul?  Vast
> >empty spaces today.  The Metrodome?  Slated for meet the
> >wrecking ball as the tenants leave for new facilities.
> >The Met Center and St Paul Civic Center?  Just memories
> >for concert goers and wrestling fans.
> 
> In other words for just the elite, who can afford such luxury items?

Perhaps you have never been to the mall.  There is no admission
price.  Zip, zero, nada.  And parking is free.  And it is located
on public transportation lines.  That is about as non-elite as
once can get in Minnesota.  That is probably a major factor in
the mall's success--no admission and free parking.  Many folks
go there just to look around, or to go mall walking.  You don't
have to spend a dime to enjoy this jewel.

-john-

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