Public Money & Private Sports Teams? Good or Bad?

[Ingrid]

Houston taxpayers are to pay $195 million toward the construction of a stadium to accommodate a new NFL franchise. Should the public contribute to the cost of such projects? YesNoNot SureShow results <i>Edited by: Ingrid  at: 12/20/00 2:02:14 am<
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[The Great Butcher]

At first I was gonna say yes cause football rocks and every good American should contribute to it, but at the same time I realize that there are some bad Americans out there that don't like football - to put it in perspective I imagined the city of Rocklin charging me a tax so they could build a golf course for that fag Tiger Woods and it sent a chill down my spine <i></i>

[Manglor]

I don't like the idea either. Here we had ta do the same for the mariners new stadium and my god is that thing ugly. It is the ugliest stadium ever and I helped pay for it <i></i>

[DEVILRAYS]

I don't think it's that necessary. Here in Columbus, Nationwide Insurance managed to finance an arena for the Blue Jackets, and they seem to do OK. It's a little overcommercialization, but better their money than mine. DEVILRAYS Rad Stadium<
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[Kefkathe3rd]

Nope, people shouldn't have to pay for things like that. How come they don't fund that tax money towards more useful things, like education or the environment? "Wednesday lover"<
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[The Great Butcher]

I guess the reasoning is a new stadium
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ing money, thus economic growth <i></i>

[Kefkathe3rd]

Economic growth for what? The athelete's pockets? "Wednesday lover"<
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[Manglor]

Yeh growth in the form of insane traffic on game days making me have ta drag losers out of there cars and beat them stupid for driving stupid...did I say that outloud??? <i></i>

[The Great Butcher]

First of all you swear the city doesn't have a tax on everything sold at the stadium. There are also businesses that usually open up near a stadium as well and their stability depends on that stadium. HELLO <i></i>

[Manglor]

I wouldn't care if it was a sport I liked but it isn't so <i></i>

[The Great Butcher]

True - as for Seattle teams, I don't understand why that queer microsoft asshole Paul Allen can't shell out some of his filthy millions to build the stadium himself - he owns practically every pro sports team in that area <i></i>

[Ingrid]

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>Maybe he could build "The Allen's Stadium" <i></i>