# The Mayor is in Chicago

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**Created:** [January 8, 2007, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-mayor-is-in-chicago/187281 "2007-01-08T09:36:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 1:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-mayor-is-in-chicago/187281/34 "2007-01-09T01:31:23Z")

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> [@someone shot themselF at the casinoooo](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-shot-themself-at-the-casinoooo/27145/32):
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> Why does anyone really care if the pens go? I think people just need shit to bitch about, and its not baseball season, and if there is no hockey, then we cant bitch about something during the winter monthes. For the past 14 years everyone has done nothing but complain about how crappy the pens are, no one cared when there wasn’t a hockey season here for a year, but now that they are probably packing up and moving, everyone is up in arms about it…i say screw’em, let another city bitch about how crappy they are. Its not like they are anything to brag about…same as I could care less if the Pirates would go anywhere. This city would be over it in a month if they left.

I think its more then just looking at them as a sports team, sure they arent winning the stanley cup every year, but they are doing very well this year. Who knows if they will not be play off contenders in a few years (im sure all the fair weather fans will love them then) But you need to understand that without the pens, we are losing a huge amount in tax revenue if they go, and that will have to be made up for some how (higher taxes, cut backs, amoung others) Its in the best interest of the city to keep them here. Thats why everyone is complaining.

But then again, what would you care, you dont even live in the city of pittsburgh.

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