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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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In 2022, the Bills then looted the taxpayers of [[New York]] for a new stadium as follows:
 
In 2022, the Bills then looted the taxpayers of [[New York]] for a new stadium as follows:
 
{{cquote|The stadium deal announced on March 28 commits the state to spending $600 million upfront to help cover construction costs. Erie County would put up $250 million. The state is also on the hook for $100 million over 15 years to cover stadium maintenance and repairs. The county and the state authority created to oversee the stadium would be obligated to kick in $180 million over the 30-year lease for capital improvements. '''''In total, the deal will cost state and county taxpayers $1.13 billion over the 30-year life of the lease'''''.<ref>https://www.investigativepost.org/2022/09/19/no-relief-for-local-taxpayers-on-bills-stadium/ (emphasis added)</ref>}}
 
{{cquote|The stadium deal announced on March 28 commits the state to spending $600 million upfront to help cover construction costs. Erie County would put up $250 million. The state is also on the hook for $100 million over 15 years to cover stadium maintenance and repairs. The county and the state authority created to oversee the stadium would be obligated to kick in $180 million over the 30-year lease for capital improvements. '''''In total, the deal will cost state and county taxpayers $1.13 billion over the 30-year life of the lease'''''.<ref>https://www.investigativepost.org/2022/09/19/no-relief-for-local-taxpayers-on-bills-stadium/ (emphasis added)</ref>}}
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In a follow-up analysis in December 2024, the ''[[New York Post]]'' lambasted this looting of taxpayers:
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{{cquote|The Bills were worth $3.4 billion when Hochul agreed to the deal, according to Forbes.
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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 Vince Carter — at a $5.8 billion valuation. 
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<ref>https://nypost.com/2024/12/16/business/gov-hochul-slammed-over-tax-funded-buffalo-stadium-after-bills-owner-pockets-billions/</ref>}}}}
    
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