That didn’t go so badly for my first FanPost!

Your first FanPost just made the front page. :)

As a Seattlite who had the “yokels in the sticks” vote for two publicly-funded stadia (one of which was a gift at the time to the world’s second-wealthiest man), I was not too happy. But I find I am not terribly affected as far as I know since the taxes are generally downtown specific—parking, taxis, car rental, hotels, etc. I work downtown so sometimes I am hit (company picks up the parking tab… for now). It seems fair to me. Of course when I DO go to events, damn, that $20 parking can be painful. Luckily there are generally car-pool discounts at things like the boat show and I usually take my kids—they’re paying their own way already!

So I’d combine what’d I’d categorize as user/tourist taxes for downtown sporting events/conventions, etc. hotel, taxi, car rental, and concession taxes. Let those who use it and presumably voted for it (?) foot most of the bill.

Just my $0.02 from 1,500 miles west. We’re still trying to scrape together about $15B to expand a bridge and replace some unsightly elevated highway damaged in a 2001 quake. Traffic’s bad here—they plan to add lanes to one bridge to ease traffic, but ironically toll booths would slow it right back down. Ah sweet irony.