"Oh, and I say it again, you've been had. You've been took. You've been hoodwinked. Bamboozled. Led astray. Run amok!" - Malcolm X
Reasons to watch this video:
- John Olliver is fucking hilarious and shares news based in truth, fairness, and goodness.
- Billionaire owners negotiate hundreds of millions out of taxpayers to build stadiums for hundreds of millions in revenue that gets cut up 100% owner, 0% taxpayer
On July 18 2015 00:14 Trav94 wrote:
Haha the ending. On a more serious note. I 100% agree with the sentiment that tax payers shouldn't be paying for stadiums for sports teams. Fuck that.
On July 18 2015 00:14 Trav94 wrote:
Haha the ending. On a more serious note. I 100% agree with the sentiment that tax payers shouldn't be paying for stadiums for sports teams. Fuck that.
right, tax payers should be paying for roads, health care, justice services, homeless ppl shelters, political parties, culture, hmpfffff, but not for stadiums, you got it
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traxamillion United States. Jul 18 2015 16:28. Posts 10468
I don't have a problem with municipalities paying for stadiums but if they do then the revenue commensurate with their equity should go back to the city; not the team/owner.
100% agreed with traxamillion. I have no problems with publicly funded stadiums, but then the same group has to reap the rewards. (And then there has to be an expectation of a reward at least kinda matching the investment prior to construction.) While I am personally in the 'socialize both the risks and rewards' camp, I can at least understand the 'privatize the risk and reward' thinking. This however, is another example of the perverse socialized risk but privatized reward, and that's terrible.
On July 18 2015 00:14 Trav94 wrote:
Haha the ending. On a more serious note. I 100% agree with the sentiment that tax payers shouldn't be paying for stadiums for sports teams. Fuck that.
right, tax payers should be paying for roads, health care, justice services, homeless ppl shelters, political parties, culture, hmpfffff, but not for stadiums, you got it
Because that's what I said right? You're a fucking moron sometimes
John Oliver has the best coverage on global problems. I don't always agree with what he says but he s mostly right and he makes you laugh so its basically a huge win
United States. Jul 17 2015 22:56. Posts 8534
