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I read through the blogs and many soccer fans claim there is no risk for the city and the tax payer. Right, just look at the current crisis, Lehman Brothers, AIG, City Group, the Big Three in Detroit. Nobody saw this coming, so why do we believe anybody who says in these times there is no risk????. If there is no rsik why doesn't any private entreprenuer stand up and give the 85 million??? Too much risk????

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Love to have a MLS soccer team in town ( I am German and miss good soccer). BUT, tax dollars for getting this team set up: NO WAY, we are in the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and spending tax dollars for such an enterprise would be irresponsible. If a private business model can get the team into town, GREAT, if not and tax dollars are needed, forget it.

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