then you should pay for it. Why should tax dollars go to support your entertainment? If you want the box seats etc, you should pay for it. As an aside, thee was a study done about 10 years ago that looked at the costs of athletic programs, and instead of being a money maker, these programs with their huge stadiums etc end up costing Universities much more than they bring in. I would not be at all surprised if you find the same results with cities and sports stadiums.
larry On 8/9/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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:5:168557 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
