John Oliver from Last Week Tonight on HBO goes in on public funding for stadiums
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The idea that billionaire owners ask for public funding is laughable
beenz
Rap Guerilla
Tony D'Amato
It's all about the inches
Jerry Jones has quite the deal in Arlington.
Im also tired of all these teams talmbout coming to LA. Thats a disaster waiting to happen. The Raiders should be the only team coming to LA
Im also tired of all these teams talmbout coming to LA. Thats a disaster waiting to happen. The Raiders should be the only team coming to LA
Citizens actually protest against movement even if it will be better for them to leave :dead;
superunknown23
Superstar
I can't think of a league more slanted towards the owners' pockets than this.
Also, don't forget the NFL was a tax-exempt non-profit until this year...
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
all of our major American sports are like this.I can't think of a league more slanted towards the owners' pockets than this.
Also, don't forget the NFL was a tax-exempt non-profit until this year...
Not just the NFL.
My main concern is the situation Cincinnati faced where the city goes into debt to pay for the stadium. Bad enough tax payers are getting looted to build these things that they are already priced out of but now jobs are cut and money is being pulled from other infrastructures (education, social etc) making matters worse. I doubt alot of these fans would stand for it if they knew the reality of these things.
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
pretty much
Taser the mayor
That Cincinnati deal is fukked up man. 
superunknown23
Superstar
Washington DC spent about $1 billion on the Nationals baseball stadium, despite the vast majority of residents opposing it.
Meanwhile, DC public schools are some of the worst-funded and dysfunctional in the country
Meanwhile, DC public schools are some of the worst-funded and dysfunctional in the country