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May 9, 2024
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aaronmania
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NO & I mean H$&! NO! - do U & me get the same benefit 4 our pet projects?
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Does it make sense to continue to subsidize stadiums?
MrSandman
May 9, 1:21am
Only if taxpayers get free tickets.
Shihan
May 9, 2:38am
That would be cool
MrSandman
May 9, 9:06am
Part of the cost of having local pro teams. Becomes a huge hobby for many.
GfB
May 9, 3:46am
Virginia said no to subsidized stadium. So they lost two franchises. Feels like
Iman23
May 9, 5:03am
For how long?
fbguru
May 9, 5:31am
Neither franchise was ever in VA, so they weren't lost. It was an opportunity to
willkie40
May 9, 5:46am
Semantics
Iman23
May 9, 6:08am
Also, the subsidies were killed by a single politician in a distant part of VA
willkie40
May 9, 5:49am
But is losing the franchises really losing?
Jesse Pinkman
May 9, 6:52am
This is true. Some will def move like Oakland. I wonder if other cities would
MrSandman
May 9, 9:04am
NO & I mean H$&! 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
No
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
Methusaleh22
May 9, 7:16am
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