[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Damn. We got ripped off!!!! We only paid 500 million for our baseball > stadium. You've heard of it, the one the voters said no to and the > legislature built anyway (and while we're stabbing political parties > remember Washington is overwhelmingly run by Democrats). The "owner" of > the football stadium, perhaps you've heard of Paul Allen, (or his buddy > Bill Gates) actually paid for the election to build the football > stadium. It's only rumor that he used pocket change.
I don't see why *any* government should ever pay to construct a major league sports stadium. It's a fabulously profitable industry. It can pay for its own damn buildings.
