The President of Hawai'i Raceway Park is asking the Legislature for $50 million in tax credits to build a new raceway at Kalaeloa to replace the current raceway which is on Campbell Industrial Land and whose lease expires next year.
I love how these special interest groups can lobby to get special exemptions from paying their fair share of taxes, and yet you can't find enough funding to pay for better substitute teachers' salaries!
Up here in Washington, NASCAR wanted to build a new track too and went to some communities for assistance. Even though the pro-NASCAR lobby was strong (we have "red" counties amidst a "blue" state), even they had to admit what NASCAR wanted in terms of a financial deal was something they weren't willing to fund.
Our major sports teams all have new facilities, partly funded through City and County taxes, and yet the majority of citizens have probably never gone to a Mariners or Seahawks game...mostly because they can't afford the high ticket prices! It's kind of ironic...I guess it would also help if we had winning teams, too!
Miulang
I love how these special interest groups can lobby to get special exemptions from paying their fair share of taxes, and yet you can't find enough funding to pay for better substitute teachers' salaries!
Up here in Washington, NASCAR wanted to build a new track too and went to some communities for assistance. Even though the pro-NASCAR lobby was strong (we have "red" counties amidst a "blue" state), even they had to admit what NASCAR wanted in terms of a financial deal was something they weren't willing to fund.
Our major sports teams all have new facilities, partly funded through City and County taxes, and yet the majority of citizens have probably never gone to a Mariners or Seahawks game...mostly because they can't afford the high ticket prices! It's kind of ironic...I guess it would also help if we had winning teams, too!
Miulang
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