Economic hardship generally impacts the lower end of the income scale. Many who work for these teams. many who work for industries supporting them, are low end wage earners. As their jobs disappear, the impact can be huge. And, the trickle down will hurt others.
Now, in this city, with its 160 K employees all getting a TAX dollar pay cheque. Please do not be arrogant. When a new government comes around and talks layoffs, or cuts..You guys are the first to scream bloody murder. And suddenly your unions are running all sorts of ads.
In so far as, who gives a damn about losing a sports team...it is ironic...why are you on here then? sport's teams have become a window to a community. It is what offers Marketing. Imagine playoff runs and media attention. Sports teams have become a fantastic source of entertainment, community bonding, etc. When the Sens are in a playoff and thousands of people are huddled in some pub, think of what that means?
Yes, Greenberg, Meknyk, Hunt, et all, can at times be the millionaires/billionaires who cry and yes, they irritate the heck out of me when the hold us hostage. But I have to ask, are things better with or without the teams they run?
I get e-mails from the Ottawa public library. They built a giant new branch..invited me to tour it and attend the opening. In today's society, we hardly go to a library, the computers and IPADs and smart phone, etc. have become are primary source of literature/information. So, what do we do there? That baby is supported lock, stock and barrel by tax dollars and has one, one millionth the impact on us.