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In addition to being a bad owner, he also forced the citizens of Washington to build a new Seahawks stadium that we voted against. He said he would pay half if the public paid the other half. It was voted down, but still forced on us by our Socialist politicians.

It is being paid for by a restaurant tax on downtown food, which means all the little mom and pops that serve lunch fare to the downtown workers have to collect about a dollar extra on a $6.00 lunch. These small business owners are nowhere near the stadium and never benefit from fans buying food. Also, the workers have to pay the extra, whether they are fans or not.

Allen is rich enough that he could have built the whole thing if he wanted it, but he had to force the public into taxation without representation. He is a horrible person.

he also forced the citizens of Washington to build a new Seahawks stadium that we voted against.
I think you're talking about Safeco field, the Mariner's stadium as I believe he's footing a lot of the bill for the Seahawk's stadium. Course I wouldn't put it past the state forcing taxpayers to pay for something like this.

I was at a party and the subject of the dismal state of venture capital funding and Paul Allen's name came up, followed immediately with "kiss of death." Its a symptom that a lot of ex-MSFT people have, they think any investiment or decision they make will strike gold.

serve lunch fare to the downtown workers have to collect about a dollar extra on a $6.00 lunch. These small business owners are nowhere near the stadium and never benefit from fans buying food.
To add to your anger: the stadium actually reduces local restaraunt traffic as people now eat at the stadium and at inflated prices that benefit just the stadium. A lot of restaurants in Pioneer Square and Belltown have gone out of business (as I found out last night when trying to find a place to eat dessert and the place was closed down) as people only have so many entertainment dollars to spend, and it is all going into the stadium's tickets and food.
I'll have to find it, but there's an interesting study on that building a ball park only increases the local economy if you're bringing in people from out of town, like in a major metropolitian complex that's easily accessible (I think Maryland was highlighted). Who is going to the new Seattle stadiums? I doubt if people from out of town are coming to see the loosing Seahawks.