Traditional Farmer: I totally agree in that we have a free country. The trouble with professional sports and most College sports is that they play in stadiums built with the tax payers dime. You just stated you going to watch a race. Most race tracks I know of are built with private funds. So I say go for it. When these pro teams threaten to move if the city/region/state does not build them a NEW billon dollar stadium, it makes me sick to see the politicians fold like a house of cards.
Lets look at Cincinnati. River front stadium was built in the early 1970s, cost 45 million. I went to a few games there as my cousin's kids got tickets for straight "A" grades in school. Nice building and well maintained. The Brown family did not like that fact that it was not the best for Pro football. Mainly not enough seating capacity and sky boxes. So about 20 years ago they pressed the city to do something or they were going to move the team. Then the Reds ownership got involved as well and they wanted new as well. The result is Riverfront got torn down. Then they built TWO new stadiums neither of which is enclosed. The Brown family refused to even consider an enclosed and or shared stadium. The total cost of the two stadiums was just at one BILLION dollars. The foot ball stadium at 555 million. The Bengals pay a few million each year in direct rent. Hamilton County paid for the stadiums itself. It is paying 34.6 million each year or 16.7% of its total budget for the stadium. The red's stadium is basically self supporting as they pay more rent than the football team. If you own a $100,000 house in Hamilton County your paying about $250 each year for the Bengal football team to play there. While the team owners are not paying hardly anything fair there multi million dollar team to play there. THAT is the ISSUE.
These "deals" are going on across the country. LET the team pay for their own stadium or pay a rental fee that covers the TRUE cost of the stadium.
Also the sports leagues enjoy a special status under Federal law. They should be taxed and considered a Corporation just like GM or any other BUSINESS. Owning sports teams is the current way for a few dozen wealthy people to flaunt their wealth. Kind of like horses and BIG mansions where in the past. I say let them do what they want with their own money but make them PAY TAXES and pay for their facilities. End all special deals. This also includes PAYING college kids for playing too. The colleges and PRO teams make million off the free work of young men and women playing sports. End the FREE minor league deal the NFL and NBA have currently.
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