Changes

In June 2021, the Buffalo Bills announced that they had retained Legends, a company co-owned by Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, to represent owners in their attempt to build a new stadium.  The Bills' current lease runs through the 2023 season.

In June 2021, the Buffalo Bills announced that they had retained Legends, a company co-owned by Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, to represent owners in their attempt to build a new stadium.  The Bills' current lease runs through the 2023 season.

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 costs taxpayers roughly $1 billion.<ref>https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/stadium/heres-a-look-at-the-finances-behind-1-9b-allegiant-stadium-2106708/</ref>

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 cost taxpayers roughly $1 billion.<ref>https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/stadium/heres-a-look-at-the-finances-behind-1-9b-allegiant-stadium-2106708/</ref>

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:

== Washington, D.C. ==

== Washington, D.C. ==

[[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: "Senate passes RFK Stadium land bill, giving the Washington Commanders a major off-the-field win."<ref>https://apnews.com/article/washington-commanders-rfk-stadium-land-bill-c5caa7978d13d67e9a1d77df0f490ac6</ref>

[[Private equity]] purchased the [[NFL]]'s Washington Commanders and within 18 months got the [[U.S. Senate]] to approve on a voice vote at 1:15 a.m. on a Saturday just prior to the end of the 2023-2024 session, a special deal for the billionaire owners: "Senate passes RFK Stadium land bill, giving the Washington Commanders a major off-the-field win."<ref>https://apnews.com/article/washington-commanders-rfk-stadium-land-bill-c5caa7978d13d67e9a1d77df0f490ac6</ref>

== Water waste ==

== Water waste ==

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 afterward.

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 afterward.

== See also ==

== See also ==