Schools play a key role in democracies, but that does not justify the current arrangement in which tax dollars are allocated exclusively to public...
No. 85 Sports Stadium Madness
February 1, 1998
Taxpayer subsidies to professional sports teams amount to some $500 million a year. The decision to subsidize a team is driven by competition among cities for a limited number of teams, league policies that reward relocation, and lobbying by special interest groups. The solution is for fans and taxpayers to campaign for nonprofit ownership of teams, a model pioneered by the NFL Green Bay Packers in 1923.
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