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

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May 9, 2024
5:03:22am

Iman23 All-American

The owners have the leverage.

They will just move to a place that will subsidize.

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Time

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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