First time I ever saw Bill Burr....with hair

Black man here… this is stupid and definitely seems like a political ploy to pit black ppl against Asians , as usual in this country. No one I’ve spoken to thinks this is a good idea or worth it at all. We have all that space on the waterfront if building a new arena is that serious . Nonetheless the only problem I ever have with the sports complex is the traffic and parking situation. Otherwise leave this alone!

Hmm. I doubt that a few additional trucks would make that big of a difference to anything in Philly or really anywhere in America. I also think that maybe then the org should just go into lobbying, if it's really just about holding the city accountable. There is a creative solution here that involves not having the contracts of city (& tax payer funded) unionized workers' contracts violated, whilst also not creating a culture war of for-profit private organizations pitted against the city government.

That makes more sense

Good to know, that is a little different. But yeah, I'm surprised they didn't take this measure years ago.

Literally the plot of the Jet Li movie Romeo Must Die

Uh all groups in Europe are genetically distinct. Also just gonna leave this here:

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/05/11/race-ethnicity-heritage-and-immigration-among-u-s-jews/

Josh Harris is a fucking scumbag.

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Looks great til you get to ground level.

Mos Def crushes it in that sketch.

Why do they support the arena? Is the work being done promised to majority of Black construction crews? This press conference doesn’t make sense if majority of Black workers aren’t going to be building the site? Also another big take: why not build the arena in a Black neighborhood if it’s that big of a deal? North Philly has a ton of vacant land near major public transit that would be amazing to fill the void of a disenfranchised community. All of these big power players seem to be focused on this dumbass market east arena when they could invest the billions into disenfranchised communities like North, west, or SW Philly.

It wasn’t a school dining hall. It is a food court (like a mall food court) that located in a temple owned building.

It was still a bad idea. Just clarifying some information.

You cherry picked one heck of a quote there... I can do that too

>First, and perhaps most important, nearly all empirical studies find little to no tangible impacts of sports teams and facilities on local economic activity, and the level of venue subsidies typically provided far exceeds any observed economic benefits

This study mainly looks at the question of "is it good for government to subsidize the stadium". That isn't the question here though. Hence why your quote is followed by: > Overall, consensus findings from economic research demonstrate that public subsidies to fund sports stadiums and arenas likely do not pass a cost-benefit test.

Another fun quote out of context: > economic research clearly identifies evidence of important intangible social benefits from hosting sports activities, which indicates that sports teams do produce positive spillovers through quality-of-life amenities, consumer surplus, and community pride benefits in some circumstances

‘ this will help provide new opportunities.’…..as it will if it’s located anywhere else in the city. Trying to do something good?? More like trying to own one of the most expensive areas in center city.

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You can’t dine in in the cafeterias at temple?

I like the bus idea but this should really be trolleys

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We've certainly considered it. But we prefer to keep fewer trucks on the road, keep costs low, and hold the city responsible for the litter and trash caused by their lack of good services.

But it's definitely an option!

Lol, that's what instantly caught my attention. Haven't seen that in a while!