Pat McCrory says there is no money for the stadium.

[Gabeking]

POLITICS GUYZ!!1!1!!1!

[jtnc]

Pat Mccrory is a dick-less, spineless, breast fed, backstabbing, corporate slave in a fuging suit. Like I said, enjoy that increase on your power bill every month. He'll have no problem giving Duke energy what they want, he'll get on his knees for those frauds.

[rodeo]

Taxes are too high so we should give the Panthers money and also I hate welfare.

I have a very coherent argument I think you'll find.

[Gucci Mane]

Charlotte [and in turn, the state] would be no where as big today if it wasn't for the panthers. That is indisputable. The state SHOULD help fund the renovations. Its an investment not a gift.

[Kurb]

Charlotte [and in turn, the state] would be no where as big today if it wasn't for the panthers. That is indisputable. The state SHOULD help fund the renovations. Its an investment not a gift.

Care to post specific points here? Or just throwing out wild accusations?

[rodeo]

The only time I've ever heard of Charlotte outside of the Panthers is when they would introduce Ric Flair when I was 10.

[Gucci Mane]

Care to post specific points here? Or just throwing out wild accusations?

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/2012/02/sports-study-finds-2-billion-impact.html?page=all

Itd be stupid to assume this doesn't contribute to the growth of charlotte

[Kurb]

http://www.bizjourna...t.html?page=all

Itd be stupid to assume this doesn't contribute to the growth of charlotte

Sweet Charlotte can give them some money, not the entire state.

[PantherBrew]

Sweet Charlotte can give them some money, not the entire state.

Charlotte sports teams, events and venues contributed $2.2 billion and 23,000 jobs in the six-county region last year

Little bit bigger than just Charlotte, but i see your point.

[Gucci Mane]

Sweet Charlotte can give them some money, not the entire state.

Do you realize how incredibly difficult it is to just define "charlotte" as the sole benefit of the carolina panthers? Have you ever heard of the "commerce clause" in the constitution and how ridiculously abstract it is? Take that, and apply it to the city/state level and boom. Confusion.

[jtnc]

http://www.bizjourna...t.html?page=all

Itd be stupid to assume this doesn't contribute to the growth of charlotte

Impossible. Charlotte would be the same booming economy without the Panthers, I mean Charlotte has already paid for the stadium, giving them money would be illogical.

(sarcasm)

Amirite?

[Peppers90 NC]

as much as i love the panthers, i dont find it the state's responsibility

[Kurb]

If this was most anything other than Panthers relevant you all would be against it. :)

[JJT]

Jobs are jobs. See Obama's infrastructure plan. He doesn't distinguish between temp jobs and full time jobs.

That speaks more to his intellect than to his judgment.