TRX
02/23/2014

Originally Posted by mojo00
The super bowl brings, not millions but BILLIONS of$$$$$$$$$$ to the State economy.

I hear that song whenever some event moves into a town.

Hotel rooms? Most of those will be corporate chain rooms; the money will probably go out of state.

Restaurants? Mostly fast food and mid-range places like Chili's or Applebee's; money goes out of state.

Gas? Revenues probably go out of state.

Practically everything else? Out of state.

Sure, some low-end burger-flipper and security guard labor money will stay local... more than balanced out by the cost of the increase load on water, sewage, the electric grid, time lost due to traffic, extra police and emergency services hours...

It's not how many billions come in, it's how much STAYS.