An inspired choice. Godspeed, Deadspinners (and all other Gawker minions, especially Jalops and io9ers.) Although I have to mention that “We’re going nowhere” has a different connotation than “We’re not going anywhere"........

Every game!

Along with the creepy tongue flick right afterwards!

Well, you can have a MY stars.....

Cincinnati Reds AAA affiliate

Right, but are subsidies functionally different than actual tax dollars? Or are they the same in this case? It sounds like in the stadium deals cash bonds are issued and the city/county pays them back directly, not just indirectly through tax breaks.

So I guess the differences here are that:

That’s kinda what I thought. The counter-argument to that of course is that subsidizing an industrial park that’s used for commerce year-round is different than a gigantic concrete edifice that could potentially be fully utilized only 10 days a year, but they are functionally similar.

Honest question: is there any precedent anywhere for public funds being allocated to build a private place of business in any other cases? For example, has a city government ever ponied up 50% of the costs to build, say, a new Macy’s, or maybe some State Farm insurance offices?

It is actually the opposite of what you said.

Notes from this video:

Sorry if I wasn’t clear, I was referring to the Cincinnati Reds of the MLB, who are sitting at 20.5 games back at a .390 winning percentage, not the Rhode Island Reds who are sitting in 5th place of the NPSL at 3-0-3. Honest mistake, I’ll try to be more descriptive next time.

The Reds aren’t good enough for me to hate the Cards this year, but I still root against them just to see these posts!

You guys should totally hang a “2nd Best Team in the MLB” banner! Also, stars for you to keep the dream alive.

You know what Stroh’s spelled backwards is?

While it wouldn’t surprise me if there were those who swore off cars completely after owning a VW, in most cases we can safely assume that there will be a replacement car purchased.

True that. The other reason I keep it is that I still enjoy driving it, despite the oil leaks, ripped seat, ripped headliner, shift boot that doesn’t sit right, inoperable blower motor, peeling paint, and abundance of CELs. Replacement turbo works great though, lots of pep!

I always wondered about this too - in the Green Buildings/LEED homes world, it’s always said that the greenest home is the one that’s already built. It’s this thought that’s making me hold on to my 2004 Jetta TDI. Wouldn’t more emissions be generated by producing my hypothetical new car than would be reduced by…

Did you say three........elevens?

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