# Rothlisfucker deal

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**Created:** [March 4, 2008, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rothlisfucker-deal/195883 "2008-03-04T07:24:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![beat90tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/43a26b/32.png) [@beat90tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/beat90tsi)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rothlisfucker-deal/195883/95 "2008-03-06T06:14:00Z")

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> [@605whp Civic vs 900whp Dodge Diesel](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/605whp-civic-vs-900whp-dodge-diesel/35279/28):
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> price you gotta pay to live in the home of the 5 time SB champs…

Really? I thought the idea was defeated when the citizens voted on it.

I must be crazy…

> On November 4, 1997, over 530,000 voters from 11 southwestern counties in Pennsylvania came out and voted in the majority against the sales tax initiative.

> “The voters made the decision that they do not want tax-dollars to pay for stadiums and I think we need to respect that”. -Mayor Murphy

> On July 9, 1998, the RAD Board held a public hearing at Pittsburgh City Council Chambers. Despite the outcome of the Regional Renaissance Initiative and the public’s continuance in opposing the public funding of stadiums, the RAD Board Members voted 6 to 1 in favor of stadium funding.

Read much?:stick:

[http://www.voicepac.org/ridge.html](http://www.voicepac.org/ridge.html)

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