Quote Originally Posted by betts View Post
Do you think Chicago has quit? They built MilleniumPark and they have museums, an aquarium, an arena and stadiums. Is anyone on this forum suffering because of the penny sales tax? Our city isn't where it should be relative to it's size IMO. Maybe if it gets there we can slow the public works a bit. Personally however, I like thinking that my penny is improving quality of life for everyone who lives here and I don't want that to stop.
My point is about government subsidies to private business. The taxpayers of OKC have no business handing $20,000,000.00 to a private hotel developer. I think maybe your idea of 'public works' is simply different than mine.