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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"/> | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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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 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> | ||
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Revision as of 22:45, June 18, 2021
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]
Buffalo
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.[2]