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False Promises




May 2, 2008

False Promises
What if a tax increase came to a city because of a sports team, would it be alright? Of course not, right? Well, consider being told as a tax payer and being told it will help the economy of city to build a stadium. However, a tax increase is never highly looked upon, and large companies sell extraordinary economic growth, and cannot produce the promise.
Area political leaders, local community heads as well as owners of professional sports franchise sometimes claim that a pro sports stadium and teams are vital sources of positive economic growth in urban areas. Even though most of the stadiums and franchises supposedly donate a whole lot of money for providing new jobs, and to also provide the justification for millions of dollars ranging in the hundreds for public subsidies for the building of an assortment of new pro sports teams in the U.S. over the past ten years. Even with the outrage, some numbers......

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