Lawmakers pass Bucks arena deal, sending it to Gov. Walker

[Archae]

Source: WBAY, ABC affiliate in Green Bay, WI

The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a $500 million deal to finance a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks.

The deal was passed Tuesday in a 52-34 vote.


Read more: http://wbay.com/2015/07/27/assembly-leader-says-bucks-arena-bill-has-votes-to-pass/

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The billionaire sports owners continue to use extortion to get their toys.

Now this goes to our governor, Scott Walker, who will sign it.

[Lifelong Protester]

1. Sick of billionaires getting the $$$

Money for this, but no money for schools?

[Archae]

3. They always, always, inflate the numbers of jobs a new stadium brings in, or jobs lost with a team.

Miller Park was supposed to bring in thousands of new jobs, they promised.

Only a few hundred seasonal jobs were created.

[Lifelong Protester]

6. And I'm wondering, what

percentage of the "new jobs created" will be minimum wage, or barely above. And seasonal at that.

[yuiyoshida]

2. Let me guess....

" Scott Walker Arena" .. Bet he has it named after him.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Bend Over, Taxpayers

You've just been prepped by the GOP!!!

[msongs]

5. the voters of wisconsin are ok with this. no problem. it's democracy in action. nt

[Archae]

10. Bullcrap!

This Wisconsin voter is sure as hell NOT ok with it.

[sybylla]

12. Damn straight!

It's one of the few things uniting Dems and Republicans - outside of Milwaukee anyway.

[jalan48]

7. Bread and circuses for the masses while the 1% play.

[muntrv]

8. Scott, this is a welfare queen.

[47of74]

9. And of course they pay for this on the backs of the schools.

[angrychair]

11. John Oliver owned this issue

Here is a clip from his show...what team owners do should be criminal
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[sybylla]

13. This is just quid pro quo

Donors and friends are sucking up all the taxpayer dollars Wanker wants to throw at them, after kicking back a little to the campaign, of course.