Put pro sports blackmailers out of business. (sports stadium subsidies) (includes related article)
American Enterprise, The, January, 1998 by Gulibon, Grant
Taxpayer subsidies for new sports stadiums have been responsible for some of the biggest expansions of government during the 1990s. Cities have used public money to engage in unseemly bidding wars, with pro teams playing government against government in quest of an ever-more-lucrative stadium deal. As the bidding has risen, even teams with stadiums as young as 15 to 20 years old (like the domes used by the Minnesota Twins and the Seattle Seahawks) are demanding new playpens costing upwards of $400 million.
When the desperate desire of city leaders to declare that they are "major league" meets a sports owner's lust for more money, the result is often a state-of-the-art facility with high-priced seats, shops, restaurants, and advertising opportunities--all...
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