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Should tax dollars be spent to build professional sports stadiums?

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Yes		27%	51 votes	Total: 191 votes
No		73%	140 votes	Total: 191 votes

Yes

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by Aj Brady

In this day and age of transparent governing, and the ability of the media to act as the voice of the citizens to "keep the politicians honest", it is very rare for governments ...read more
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by John Hummel

I was initially going to write for the other side of the debate until I sat and thought about it a little more. Like most people, my first reaction was to say, "no way!" I di...read more
3 of 5
by DaveC

Professional sports stadiums/arenas, IF PROPERLY PLANNED, can be an extraordinary resource for major metropolitan markets. Besides providing the obvious, entertainment, they als...read more
4 of 5
by Erich Heinlein

Let's face it. Building a stadium to professional standards in any major sport ix expensive to fund. The city has to pay for it some way and most cities nowadays simply don't ha...read more
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by Ashley Singh

As tax spenders, we pay for the improvements of our living. The money we share with the government, shouldn't be spent on things we don't want or need. More than half of the Ame...read more

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No

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by Tim Gray

Let's drop the gloves and cut right to the chase. Using tax dollars to build professional sports stadiums is an inexcusable and reprehensible example of corporate welfare! ...read more
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by Todd Pheifer

First and foremost, I admit that I am an avid sports fan. I very much like my teams, and I am quite attentive to some of them throughout their respective seasons. As a Washing...read more
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by Keith Hamburger

In a rare admission by a professional sports franchise the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics has admitted that having a professional sports team has no impact on the economy. According...read more
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by Gerry Shacter

From a story appearing in the Chicago Tribune (3/5/2008, 'Authority assessing face-lift of Wrigley') I see that former Illinois Governor Jim Thompson is now pitching for the Chi...read more
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by John Asgeirson

Tax dollars for Stadiums. I think not. There are many other uses for such important resources and the resources should not be squandered. Sports Stadiums are becoming ver...read more
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by Gracie Cleaver

April 15th the day that sends every Americans stomach sinking down to their toes. While stuffing our faces full of hotdogs and garlic-fries in an overcrowded stadium might be on...read more
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by Suzie Jane

Should tax dollars be spent to build professional sports stadiums? Are you serious? You must be kidding. This is actually in debate? Let's think about this for a moment. Th...read more
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by Kirk W. Johnson

One only needs to look at the dollars being spent on the outrageous salaries paid to professional athletes to understand how unnecessary it is for tax dollars to be used to supp...read more
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by Kim Sharpe

Absolutely not. I do not believe that the American peoples tax dollars should be used to build sports stadiums. What a waste of money. Its ridiculous. If the NFL can afford t...read more

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