but the State Legislature sure has, and I don’t know how their actions, or inaction in this case, can be justifiably defended. It hasn’t been one party or one person, with maybe the exception of Larry Pogemiller, but the state legislature is naive to the point of ignorant if they think the Vikings will stay in Minnesota because they are a Minnesota institution. The Colts and Browns had a lot more identity to their cities, with more loyal fan bases and more championships, and they moved. You’re foolish to think the Vikings won’t move. As to your question of financing a stadium, I think Hennepin County imposed a ridculously small sales tax of .015%, and only on certain things, for the new Twins stadium.

Something like a .015% increase to state sales tax, or something similar doesn’t seem so unreasonable. Is a penny and a half increase on every dollar that extreme?

Is that too much to burden the good people of Minnesota with? Really?

Look, I get that people don’t want to pay for stadiums, I get it. But the price of admission to be an NFL city is some sort of financing for a facility that will house an NFL franchise. The NFL is in the business of making money, and right now the VIkings have either the lowest or second lowest profit margin in the NFL, if they even turn a profit.

Roger Goodell will not let that happen to one of the 32 franchises, especially with a dumptruck full of money awaiting whoever pulls the trigger and makes the move to LA.

That said, I don’t think Wilf will move the team, but I do think he will sell to an LA ownership group f something isn’t done either this session or next. And when Pogemiller literally laughs the proposition out of the state capitol before this session even begins, it doesn’t look too promising.

i have been to at least 1 sometimes 2 games in minnesota every year for the past 12 years whether i lived in arizona or where i do now in wyoming. when i am in minnesota for games with my family we stay in your hotels, we eat in your resturaunts, we pay for rental cars at your airport and we shop in your stores. the cardinals stadium was financed in part by fees on rental cars and hotels and other tourist type activities to help ease the tax burden an the locals. isn’t that an option in minnesota? a nominal sales tax increase of .15 or enen .20% would not even be felt by 99% of the people. add extra fees on stuff like rental cars, hotels and luxury items, it won’t stop me from making my yearly pilgramage to the metrodome. there has to be a solution that will keep the vikings in minnesota. if the people of minnesota become complacent you will lose your team.

i somehow let my response end up way down at the bottom. but on another note, if it sounded like i was saying that the citizens of minnesota have their heads up their asses i apologize for that. that is not what i meant. your state legislature clearly has had their headfs up their asses for many, many years. a state does not get into a 900 billion dollar defecit (or whatever it is, i don’t have the facts in front of me at the moment) through proper management. your leaders have dropped the ball and contuinue to drop the ball. they all should be removed from office for shear ineptitude. bridges should never fall, infrastucture should be properly maintained and a state wouldn’t or couldn’t get into the finacial shape your state is in if you had competent leadership. i have no beef with the people of your state. i really enjoy the time i spend in your state. i like minnesota but your leadership has let you down. can you agree with that?

first of all i would hate to see the vikings move. especially to l.a. but if they do move i hope they stay the vikings. there won’t be an expansion team in minnesota if the team leaves so if minnesota tries to keep the vikings name there will be no vikings anymore. the state won’t help build a stadium now, they sure won’t build one later when the cost has doubled plus have to outbid other cities for the right to have an nfl franchise. i see omaha having an expansion team before minnesota gets another one. i am a vikings fan and have been all my life but i am becoming so disillusioned with the state of minnesota and their lack of regard for the franchise. i would be more than happy to donate a sum equal to what the average minnesotan pays in tax increases for the new stadium as i believe many out of state fans would to help keep the vikings in minnesota. somebody should look into setting something like that up. at .1 or .2% increase the amount would be neglegible. not near what i spend to take my family to at least one game a year from wyoming. if the vikings end up moving it will take awhile to get used to it but i will remain a vikings fan for life.