Feel free to form your own opinion, but I’ve only ever heard good things about Top Golf and it’s not a massive drain on resources or space like traditional golf courses are. But I also enjoy golfing at public golf courses from time to time. It’s fun to get out on the course with 3 of my buddies to whack a ball and have some beers outside. Never will consider a private membership or course though. Private golf courses can be burned to the ground for all I care.
Sorry you hate golf. Public pools and libraries are also heavily subsidized by tax payer money. Parks for that matter are too. Sometimes it’s just a good thing to provide your citizens with something to do outside. I’m certainly not a rich white asshole that drives a BMW or Merc. I drive a 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe with 130k miles on it.
I no longer live there but in the 4000 population town I grew up in, the only tax funded public entity that turned a profit for the city budget was the golf course. The public pool never showed profit in the 8 years I was a lifeguard there. The best it ever managed to do was about a $6k loss. The library lost money because of building maintenance and after school programs. And the parks district was the biggest drain on public funds due to recreational sports for kids and an outdoor theater production for local kids to act in. If anything, the golf course helped fund other local programs.
well then let me introduce you to the wonderful world of municipal courses - they charge a nominal fee that’s offset by taxpayer funds. there are two ENORMOUS ones here in Seattle. They each get millions of taxpayer dollars so they can waste water and runoff fertilizers into the water table.
and invariably, the people I see (my local skatepark is across from one) are lilly fuckin white rich assholes. lot is full of BMWs and mercedes. So glad we can’t take care of kids, but we can make sure these assholes have a cheap place to play. fucking bullshit
Feel free to form your own opinion, but I’ve only ever heard good things about Top Golf and it’s not a massive drain on resources or space like traditional golf courses are. But I also enjoy golfing at public golf courses from time to time. It’s fun to get out on the course with 3 of my buddies to whack a ball and have some beers outside. Never will consider a private membership or course though. Private golf courses can be burned to the ground for all I care.
like saying “I also enjoy sticking the public with the bill for my hobby”
Sorry you hate golf. Public pools and libraries are also heavily subsidized by tax payer money. Parks for that matter are too. Sometimes it’s just a good thing to provide your citizens with something to do outside. I’m certainly not a rich white asshole that drives a BMW or Merc. I drive a 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe with 130k miles on it.
I no longer live there but in the 4000 population town I grew up in, the only tax funded public entity that turned a profit for the city budget was the golf course. The public pool never showed profit in the 8 years I was a lifeguard there. The best it ever managed to do was about a $6k loss. The library lost money because of building maintenance and after school programs. And the parks district was the biggest drain on public funds due to recreational sports for kids and an outdoor theater production for local kids to act in. If anything, the golf course helped fund other local programs.
pools and parks don’t poison the water table with runoff from their greens.
that must be one hell of a muni golf course; or, your memory could be hazy, or, someone in the municipal gov is hoovering up funds.
I stick to my premise. The funds would have more impact elsewhere. And the damage done wouldn’t happen with other uses.
I’ve never seen a free golf course, the public/municipal courses all cost money to play.
well then let me introduce you to the wonderful world of municipal courses - they charge a nominal fee that’s offset by taxpayer funds. there are two ENORMOUS ones here in Seattle. They each get millions of taxpayer dollars so they can waste water and runoff fertilizers into the water table.
and invariably, the people I see (my local skatepark is across from one) are lilly fuckin white rich assholes. lot is full of BMWs and mercedes. So glad we can’t take care of kids, but we can make sure these assholes have a cheap place to play. fucking bullshit