Public funding for private
facilities seems to be the gift that keeps on giving. Sports welfare, as some
call it, puts tax payer money into the pockets of billionaire sports franchise
owners. Yes, these are the same billionaire owners that own teams in leagues
that dodge taxes because their hide under the ugly guise of not-for-profit
status. This is how Roger Goodell made $29.5 million from the NFL and Bud Selig
made $22 million from the MLB. The money has to go somewhere. So why not into
someone’s pockets that are already lined with Benjamins. The sports welfare
aspect is perhaps the most difficult part to digest, though.
