American's shouldn't have to fork over Any of their hard earned money. That's why until the 16th Amendment it was unconstitutional to tax wages.
Matthew Blatchley wrote: > 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:5:168556 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
