Sports stadiums and public funding

[KFsdisciple]

I just read the Broncos are exploring sites for a new stadium. Wtf? Seems fine to me.

Now that the team is now owned by the Waltons I’m hopeful there won’t be public financing, but I’m not hopeful.

Public funding of billionaires’ sports stadiums is by far the worst use of taxpayer money I can think of.

What say you?

Public funds strengthen the bond between sports teams and their cities. If you’re a city like Jacksonville, you need the NFL more than the NFL needs you. But being one of 32 NFL cities, the value of having a NFL team far outweighs any costs to the tax payer.

 

[beanerhawk]

Love being a Packer fan. The team and city respect each other and Lambeau is a special place. If you haven’t been, I encourage you to see your team play there the next opportunity you get. Nothing like it.

I was there a couple years ago. Packers fans have rose colored glasses because there’s nothing “special” about that place.