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Jan 31, 2015
12:52:35pm

vacougfan

As are all stadiums in Boston...

Boston is thus the only city in professional sports in which all facilities are privately owned and operated. The Patriots own Gillette Stadium, the Red Sox own Fenway Park, and the Bruins own TD Garden (which the Celtics rent).

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vacougfan

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Enjoy the Game. You paid for it (through your taxes)

HighHorse

1/31/15 7:30am

It is the new American way: Socialize Costs, Privatize Profits

Busiturtle

1/31/15 7:40am

reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the world

jkccoug

1/31/15 8:49am

these are the guys that bother me more, even though I have been one

jkccoug

1/31/15 8:55am

Teams pay very little "fee for use" compared to what the tax dollars provide

HighHorse

1/31/15 9:13am

yes it is true that taxpayers put up a lot of the money for many stadiums

jkccoug

1/31/15 12:01pm

They pay pennies on the dollar.

HighHorse

1/31/15 12:55pm

Not according to Senator Tom Coburn

HighHorse

1/31/15 9:21am

I get your sentiment, but what's the difference between this and the hundreds of

UNLVcougar

1/31/15 9:30am

which means Coburn is wrong

jkccoug

1/31/15 11:58am

Did you even read the article?

HighHorse

1/31/15 12:10pm

specifically it doesn't understand how taxation

jkccoug

1/31/15 12:18pm

in addition let me add

jkccoug

1/31/15 12:21pm

Are you against subsidies for large corporations in general?

HighHorse

1/31/15 12:24pm

it's not a subsidy to refrain from taking someone else's money

jkccoug

1/31/15 12:29pm

How does the NFL differ from MLB? Baseball dropped it's tax free status.

HighHorse

1/31/15 12:36pm

because it makes no difference. it is a relic

jkccoug

1/31/15 12:45pm

I disagree. It is a subsidy when one large corporation gets tax free status

HighHorse

1/31/15 12:58pm

as if that weren't enough, we pay for it all again in cable tv sport packages

Cougarclaw

1/31/15 9:11am

Then you should all be patriots fans since Gillette stadium is the only 100%

LaserCoug

1/31/15 10:17am

interesting

BYUtiful

1/31/15 10:26am

As are all stadiums in Boston...

vacougfan

1/31/15 12:52pm

yes clearly the gov't needs more tax revenue.

SpiffCoug

1/31/15 1:37pm

I agree with your thinking. We should all get these tax breaks, not just

HighHorse

1/31/15 2:42pm

agreed, it's too bad we're not all equal under the tax law

SpiffCoug

1/31/15 3:15pm

So if you were the Mayor of a large city and an nfl owner could bring tens of...

SolidBlue

1/31/15 3:31pm

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