Despite bankruptcy, Detroit’s new $400 million dollar hockey rink is a “go”

Hotair ^ | 07/27/2013 | Bruce McQuain

[DonaldC]

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

[ConservativeStatement]

How far is Tiger Stadium from Joe Louis?

[Texas Eagle]

We need jobs. If it is as productive as it’s supposed to be, that’s going to be a boon to the city.”

Well, okay, if you're that sure.

But if you turn out to be wrong, well, SOMEbody is going to get an earful, yessireebob.

[SIDENET]

Can’t Detroit just build a monorail instead?

[ROCKLOBSTER]

I'm just a common knucklehead, but:

Wouldn't it have been much better if they had spent;

NOTHING!

[Standing Wolf]

Can’t Detroit just build a monorail instead?

Gallows might be more useful, as well as considerably less expensive.

[o-n-money]

Why not? WTF. Keep the chit going.

[LostInBayport]

Nice balloon-puncturer to have when someone brings up “bailing out” Detroit.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

According to the governmental multiplier effect, this $400 million boondoggle will end up as an $800 million boondoggle.

[umgud]

Will the stadium accept EBT cards?

[kvanbrunt2]

maybe it a money maker. the tigers took out the phils tonight 10-0

[facedown]

The political class needs to siphon off whatever money is left in the public coffers before the house of cards collapses.

[Yossarian]

Can’t Detroit just build a monorail instead?

Oh, they built the "economic savior" monorail, 25 years ago: The People Mugger Mover!

[RicocheT]

Sort of like ordering up more sheets of music for the Titanic’s band.

[blueunicorn6]

Eh.....it’s a common mistake. The Detroit City Council asked for more money and they thought someone said, “Get your stick up on the ice.”

[Migraine]

It’s a bargain! For $100 million less than brocko is giving the palestinians, with NO authorization whatsoever, DEEtroit will get an arena — and there will actually be something to show for it.

[blueunicorn6]

Honestly, somebody should make a monopoly game using Detroit. Every time you pass “GO!”, you get two crackheads.
“Crap! I landed on your property. How many empty crack houses do you have on it?”
“Three. That means you owe me two hookers and a dead body.”

[ncalburt]

There’ is an empty monorail

[BwanaNdege]

NO!

The hoi polloi must have their Bread & Circuses... well, at least Food Stamps & Stadiums/Arenas!

2000 years and nothing has changed.

(forgive me mixing Greek & Roman, although Greek was the trade language for much of the Roman Empire, right?))