Amateur athletics in Canada gets very little recognition, and seemingly less funding. In an Olympic year like 2008, that is inexcusable.
I've come up with a scheme to help combat the financial crunch faced by amateurs.
The GST recently dropped to 5%. Instead of pooling all that money into one giant money bag at Revenue Canada, I propose some of that go to amateur sport.
Allocating 1% of the GST levied on pro sporting tickets to Canada's amateur athletes and organisations would be a god send. I'm not advocating huge salaries, but enough to live on, and above all - infrastructure.
There are so few facilities to go around. Some of that GST revenue would go a long way to help repair and expand older buildings. It could also help break ground on new arenas, tracks, and courts.
This is a win, win situation. Ordinary citizens don't have to pay extra and businesses don't lsoe any cash.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment