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Originally Posted by BurnoutBinLaden
I agree except on two points:
LA Live not only has stadiums but is the entertainment epicentre for Southern California.
LA has a gigantic economy, plenty of office towers there. Vancouver is wasted potential. Instead of investing in office space, council would much rather build condos, luxury car dealerships and luxury stores. Look at the developments around Boundary/Lougheed or Terminal. People who already made money elsewhere come to Vancouver, spend a lot of money, and then leave-they're not really contributing to the economy. It ties back into the consumerism bubble 4444 was talking about.
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what do you mean they don't contribute. A mainlander buying a lamborghini pays more in sales tax than a BC families annual income.
There are not that many office developments in Vancouver because there is not that much demand for companies looking to set up shop here.