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Much as I like AFL, and sport in general, I’ve come around to thinking no one should be able to make a living from it, and that every dollar raised from broadcasting, hosting games, memberships, and so on, should be spent on community housing, and community programs within the suburbs. Those clubs represent.

memberships, and so on, should be spent on community housing, and community programs within the suburbs. Those clubs represent.

 

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20 minutes ago, RelentlessOblivion said:

Much as I like AFL, and sport in general, I’ve come around to thinking no one should be able to make a living from it, and that every dollar raised from broadcasting, hosting games, memberships, and so on, should be spent on community housing, and community programs within the suburbs. Those clubs represent.

memberships, and so on, should be spent on community housing, and community programs within the suburbs. Those clubs represent.

 

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Great post.

And as much as I don't care for sport l think some of that money should go to community sports venues and associations to promote healthy lifestyles.

Because playing a sport is so much more beneficial for the individual and the community than watching sport on TV whilst drinking beer and eating junkfood. 

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2 hours ago, Dead1 said:

Melbourne used to be a great city.  Now it's just another soulless unpleasant shit hole like Sydney. 

Hell no.  AFL can go fuck off as far as I am concerned.  We don't need a $750 million stadium, we need $750 million for social housing and services.

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but you don't get a choice no matter how much you beg. The AFL are coming to fuck you as hard as they fucked the rest of the country and your thoughts on the matter just don't register.

1 hour ago, RelentlessOblivion said:

Much as I like AFL, and sport in general, I’ve come around to thinking no one should be able to make a living from it, and that every dollar raised from broadcasting, hosting games, memberships, and so on, should be spent on community housing, and community programs within the suburbs. Those clubs represent.

memberships, and so on, should be spent on community housing, and community programs within the suburbs. Those clubs represent.

George Carlin golf courses for the homeless. (yes I could post the video but I CBF)

 

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22 minutes ago, AlSymerz said:

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but you don't get a choice no matter how much you beg. The AFL are coming to fuck you as hard as they fucked the rest of the country and your thoughts on the matter just don't register.

 

Luckily the Australian Commonwealth government also currently think it's a stupid idea to spend $750* million on a stadium so are not coughing up the cash and the State can't afford to fully fund it itself.  Even many football fans I know are against it!

*Proposed AFL contribution is $15 million.

 

 

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You have been told accurately.

 

22 minutes ago, Dead1 said:

Luckily the Australian Commonwealth government also currently think it's a stupid idea to spend $750* million on a stadium so are not coughing up the cash and the State can't afford to fully fund it itself.  Even many football fans I know are against it!

*Proposed AFL contribution is $15 million.

 

 

The AFL have been making inroads into Tassie for over a decade, Hawthorn even used Tassie as their second home for a period of time. The AFL coming is not a question of IF, it's WHEN.

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AFL is great though. Sport is great. Any civilization has to have art and sport and music and theater and diversions that express the human capacity for more than base competition over sex and resources and power.

You could take all of the money spent on those diversions, multiply it by 10 and try to ensure everyone was comfortable and you would still end up with plenty of degenerates wallowing in their own filth and misery and whinging on and on about it.

You do what you can to make existence not utterly miserable for most people and that includes having nice, fun things like beaches and footy. I would say Oz has nearly everywhere beat on those two, fwiw.

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11 minutes ago, Hungarino said:

You could take all of the money spent on those diversions, multiply it by 10 and try to ensure everyone was comfortable and you would still end up with plenty of degenerates wallowing in their own filth and misery and whinging on and on about it.

 

Pretty much.

12 minutes ago, Hungarino said:

You do what you can to make existence not utterly miserable for most people and that includes having nice, fun things like beaches and footy. I would say Oz has nearly everywhere beat on those two, fwiw.

Best beaches in Oz are where the people aren't. I used to beach fish and surf a lot when I was younger, was always a pleasure until someone else came along.

 

 

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10 hours ago, GoatmasterGeneral said:

 

RIP George, but sadly he was 100% wrong. There is now a ton of money flowing to the homeless industrial complex, as in multiple billions in Socal alone, and *shocker* somehow the problem only gets worse.

Because if you to actually do something about it that money would dry up. Govt. agencies, consultants and aid groups now have a healthy trough to feed from and will certainly, and rationally, do whatever it takes keep the money available. Or in this case not actually do anything. 

We would be so very lucky to have the 'corporate swine' take a few million and solve the problems. That would be miraculous.

 

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1 hour ago, Hungarino said:

RIP George, but sadly he was 100% wrong. There is now a ton of money flowing to the homeless industrial complex, as in multiple billions in Socal alone, and *shocker* somehow the problem only gets worse.

Because if you to actually do something about it that money would dry up. Govt. agencies, consultants and aid groups now have a healthy trough to feed from and will certainly, and rationally, do whatever it takes keep the money available. Or in this case not actually do anything. 

We would be so very lucky to have the 'corporate swine' take a few million and solve the problems. That would be miraculous.

Don't be disrespecting George now Hungalicious.

SoCal has the worst homeless problem I've ever seen first hand. Or even San Francisco, so I guess that makes it all of California. But unlike NYC in the 70's it's not just alcoholics, drunken bums, junkies and the mentally ill, there are a lot of "regular" people who don't have drug or alcohol problems including many who even have jobs and go to work, but still can't afford a place to live. And so many people turn a blind eye to it. In the richest country in the world to allow this to go on is unconscionable. Not saying I have the answers, but there has to be a way to get our decent hard working poor indooors and out of their cars and tents.

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