[colinmhayes]

I meant revenue that went to businesses/people in the city, like the general ecosystem not just the government. And a large part of the backlash was from people whose jobs were eliminated until full scale entertainment came back. It was a big deal to tons of people.

[throwawaylinux]

And I meant it's just simple corruption because there is little to no evidence that can be produced which supports the fringe theory that politicians care about the city's finances or what is and is not a big deal to the common people.

They care about their finances and those of their friends and lobbyists and donors, so corruption is the simplest and most obvious explanation.

[themitigating]

So you say there's no evidence for one theory then offer your own with no evidence?

[throwawaylinux]

There is lots of evidence that politicians are corrupt.