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| − | '''NFL stadiums''' are almost always built on the backs of taxpayers. Judith Grant Long, an urban expert, estimates that on average each NFL stadium received about $60 million more in taxpayer funding than the average [[Major League Baseball]] stadium obtained.<ref name="HuffPost"> | + | '''NFL stadiums''' are almost always built on the backs of taxpayers. Judith Grant Long, an urban expert, estimates that on average each NFL stadium received about $60 million more in taxpayer funding than the average [[Major League Baseball]] stadium obtained.<ref name="HuffPost">https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/taxpayers-nfl-stadiums_55f08313e4b002d5c077b8ac</ref> |
For every NFL stadium constructed between 1990 and 2010, taxpayers were bilked an average of $262 million.<ref name="HuffPost"/> | For every NFL stadium constructed between 1990 and 2010, taxpayers were bilked an average of $262 million.<ref name="HuffPost"/> | ||
Revision as of 18:40, September 26, 2018
NFL stadiums are almost always built on the backs of taxpayers. Judith Grant Long, an urban expert, estimates that on average each NFL stadium received about $60 million more in taxpayer funding than the average Major League Baseball stadium obtained.[1]
For every NFL stadium constructed between 1990 and 2010, taxpayers were bilked an average of $262 million.[1]