Quote Originally Posted by Shollin View Post
I got an idea. Take away 6 million of his tax subsidies and give it to Belle Isle. Problem solved.
If it's just $6 million, that's a cute little number. I'm not necessarily in favor of public handouts to private individuals. But even if you said $60 million or $160 million I wouldn't be surprised. Even though I tend to take a liberal position on most issues, I believe that money is much safer and more useful in Gilbert hands. Those dollars will be put back into the city. The city government would otherwise squander and waste its own money. Yeah, yeah...don't bite the hand that feeds you....or wait is it the other way around. Oh yes, Gilbert's business and his employees pay taxes, and generate ancillary economic activity downtown.

Still, probably the best thing to not say anything. Spur of the moment comment maybe, but it's now in the news and that should be no surprise.