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improved NFL stadiums

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Private equity purchased the NFL's Washington Commanders and within 18 months got the U.S. Senate to approve on a voice vote at 1:15am on a Saturday just prior to the end of the 2023-2024 session a special deal for the billionaire owners

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NYPost: "The Bills were worth $3.4 billion when Hochul agreed to the deal, according to Forbes. ... Earlier this month, the [Bills' owner] sold a 10% stake to Arctos Partners — and another 10% to 10 limited partners led by NBA Hall of Famer ...."

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But even when defeated in a referendum, the billionaire NFL owners have typically looted taxpayers another way to get the public funding they want, such as going to the state legislature for funding.

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In fall 2022, a debate is in Chicago over whether taxpayers should fund the possibly billionaire owners of the Chicago Bears to build a new stadium for them in a suburb such as Arlington Heights.

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Stadiums are incredibly wasteful of water, including areas suffering severely from a drought. Copious water, for example, is needed to pressure-wash away the mess left by fans afterwards.

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→‎Buffalo

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In 2022, the Bills then looted the taxpayers of New York for a new stadium as follows

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Although not disclosed in the announcement, these projects often impose massive new burdens on taxpayers. The Legends firm helped procure a new stadium for the Oakland Raiders in Las Vegas, by building a new stadium there which is costs taxpayers $1B

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clean up & uniformity

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a start; please expand