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Stop Subsidizing Stadiums

Daniel30 Wrote: May 21, 2012 7:03 AM
There used to be in America arguments between socialists and free entrerprise idealists, but now we have the capitalists trained to bribe and extort their way to city, state, and federal government subsidies. Katie you may have mentioned that stadiums do provide a lesson in subsidies. The subsidized stadium does not lead to better sports teams, but only to more money for the subsidized personnel who do not lower ticket prices as a rseult of the subsidies. That little boys and girls is how subsidizing agriculture and health care and environmentally friendly alternative energy companies always work. Subisdies simply reduce private inititiative to hold down production costs. Little boys and girls, Katie understands economics.

Never trust politicians to negotiate with jocks; the jocks will win millions of taxpayer dollars and embarrass fans by losing games.

I didn’t always feel opposition to public stadiums; I enjoy attending live sporting events; I like wearing my NFL, NHL and MLB gear and rooting for my favorite teams. But I’m not buying the “Stadiums create jobs!” chant anymore. Here’s why:

1.) Caving To Jocks

Politicians care more about looking cool in front of jocks than representing their constituents. Case in point: The new Vikings Stadium.

Remember the old Metrodome with the roof that collapsed under snow last December? The...

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