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		spoonjim on March 15, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cities should not pay for new stadiums Everyone has known this for decades but does it anyways.

oblio on March 15, 2022 | [–]

Easy way to score political points and get votes.

Peak populism.

TulliusCicero on March 15, 2022 | [–]

IIRC Seattle recently refused to do it.

colinmhayes on March 15, 2022 | [–]

Seattle still doesn't have a basketball team because they refused to pay for a stadium. That's exactly why teams are able to extort cities over stadium funding.

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