I'd rather see the tax dollars go towards affordable health care instead of paying for things like public television and sports arenas...and I'm a huge sports fan too...but Americans shouldn't have to fork over a chunk of their hard earned money to watch the Sox bet the Yanks in a new stadium :)
----- Original Message ----- From: "G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 9:02 AM Subject: SPAM-LOW: Re: MNF > Ah, spoken like a true NON sports fan. > > I have no convincing arguments. The only argument i've got is "I love > sports". I absolutely love having professional sports teams playing in > professional sports stadiums in my city. I love going out to the games, or > watching them on TV and being proud of our first class accomodations. > > You may not think that's a return on the investment, but I do. I wish I > could direct that ALL my tax dollars be given to building sports arenas! > >> >> Nobody has ever explained to me why the public should subsidize >> milionaires. You've got billionaire owners, that pay hundreds of >> millions to players, but can't afford a stadium? >> >> Even though I disagree with it, I could understand Washington tax >> payers buying Microsoft's new campus or Mr. Gates' home. MS employs a >> lot of people, etc. >> >> You can't say the same about professional sports though - I've never >> seen any convincing evidence that sports brings anything to an area >> except cost. Basically the stars have asked for more money so the >> owners went to broadcasters, then sponsors, and now taxpayers. Once >> they get stadiums, then it'll be equipment, then facilities, then the >> players' salaries. >> >> Why should the government, and therefore taxpayers, subsidize this >> entertainment business that returns so little? >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168554 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
