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		bagels on March 15, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cities should not pay for new stadiums Why doesn't the city buy lavish buildings for other wildly profitable businesses? Professional sports don't need our tax money, they merely want it. If sports enthusiasts want to contribute money to the football stadium fund, they are free to.

_3u10 on March 16, 2022 [–]

They do. Arts, industry, ports, hospitals, schools, prisons, etc.

People who buy things like season tickets pay for most of the rest of the money the city wastes, why not get some back?

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