No one cares. Metro Detroiters love "bread and circuses."

The chances of Illitch moving the Wings somewhere other than Detroit were 0%. Illitch could easily build this arena on his own, as has been done by many sports team owners in his financial bracket. Instead, taxpayers are hit up for $300 million, for nothing.

Just look at the DYes threads on the arena. People seriously think relocating an arena a mile north is going to be some huge net bonus, as if current attendance was zero or something, as if hockey fans currently don't spend money downtown, and as if downtowns revitalize based on 40 annual hockey games.