Michael Johnston: “Shut down women's soccer at $2.2 billion of impact.”

“It would be a terrible disservice to the city for me to say, to make me more popular, why don't I cut all these massive investment projects? Shut down the stock show at $3 billion of impact a year. Shut down women's soccer at $2.2 billion of impact. Shut down downtown where 30% of our jobs are 15% of our sales taxes. That would be irresponsible of me as a leader.” (14:29–14:33)

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