Does it make sense to continue to subsidize stadiums?

May 9, 2024
1:21:24am

MrSandman Contributor

Taxpayers Are About to Subsidize a Lot More Sports Stadiums

You would think that three decades’ worth of evidence would put an end to giving taxpayer money to wealthy sports owners. Unfortunately, you would be wrong.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/05/sports-stadium-subsidies-taxpayer-funding/678319/

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Does it make sense to continue to subsidize stadiums?

MrSandman

May 9, 1:21am

Only if taxpayers get free tickets.

Shihan

May 9, 2:38am

That would be cool

MrSandman

May 9, 9:06am

Part of the cost of having local pro teams. Becomes a huge hobby for many.

GfB

May 9, 3:46am

Virginia said no to subsidized stadium. So they lost two franchises. Feels like

Iman23

May 9, 5:03am

For how long?

fbguru

May 9, 5:31am

Neither franchise was ever in VA, so they weren't lost. It was an opportunity to

willkie40

May 9, 5:46am

Semantics

Iman23

May 9, 6:08am

Also, the subsidies were killed by a single politician in a distant part of VA

willkie40

May 9, 5:49am

But is losing the franchises really losing?

Jesse Pinkman

May 9, 6:52am

This is true. Some will def move like Oakland. I wonder if other cities would

MrSandman

May 9, 9:04am

NO & I mean H$&! NO! - do U & me get the same benefit 4 our pet projects?

aaronmania

May 9, 5:50am

Did it ever make sense? No.

Shore10

May 9, 6:07am

It depends on how it is done

CocaColaRecovery

May 9, 6:09am

It never did, but kudos to the sports teams for being able to convince people

Corn Pop

May 9, 6:09am

I mean local and state governments often throw huge tax incentives for business to relocate or build.

GfB

May 9, 7:09am

That's true and certainly it can be viewed similarly, but it just feels

Corn Pop

May 9, 7:37am

SingleStrapBackpack

May 9, 6:23am

It's silly but if I were in Oakland I'd pay $500 a year in taxes to have the A's

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