"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
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On Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:09:25 -0800 (PST), "
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It really shows you how much business is beholden to the government for
making money. If the government doesn't help business they can't make
money on their own. The funny thing is to hear these same businessmen
whine all the time about the government interfering in their businesses.
Hmmm, without that interference they wouldn't even have those
businesses. They're a bunch of hypocritical ingrates if you ask me.

So it also shows how much government is beholden to the professional
sports teams. Both the teams and the cities benefit.


Well....sometimes both benefit. Other times...not so much.....

http://www.fieldofschemes.com/


I was thinking the same thing, I believe Ed posted some data in response to
a thread few years ago. WRT Hawke's point, I believe the sports teams get
subsidies because they can, not because they need them to exist. They use
the leverage of relocation threats to get what they can out of
municipalities.