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'''Stop the NFL subsidies''' is a campaign to stop the subsidies to billionaire owners in the [[NFL]] who demand taxpayer subsidies that loot local communities and foment addiction to watching the game. | '''Stop the NFL subsidies''' is a campaign to stop the subsidies to billionaire owners in the [[NFL]] who demand taxpayer subsidies that loot local communities and foment addiction to watching the game. | ||
| − | In 2022, the wealthy owners of the [[Buffalo Bills]] and the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], each of which | + | In 2022, the wealthy owners of the [[Buffalo Bills]] and the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], each of which was eliminated early in the playoffs, demand massive taxpayer subsidies to build new stadiums that would enrich the team owners. |
In arguing against a subsidy for a new stadium for the Bills, whose family owners are worth billions of dollars, one commentator points out: | In arguing against a subsidy for a new stadium for the Bills, whose family owners are worth billions of dollars, one commentator points out: | ||
{{cquote|Five NFL stadiums have been built in the past decade. The one in Los Angeles, a $5 billion palace, was built for the Rams and Chargers with private money. The other four, built for the Vikings, Falcons, Raiders and 49ers, involved taxpayer subsidies ranging from $114 million (Santa Clara, CA) to $750 million (Las Vegas).<ref>https://www.investigativepost.org/2022/01/25/the-pegulas-should-pay-up/</ref>}} | {{cquote|Five NFL stadiums have been built in the past decade. The one in Los Angeles, a $5 billion palace, was built for the Rams and Chargers with private money. The other four, built for the Vikings, Falcons, Raiders and 49ers, involved taxpayer subsidies ranging from $114 million (Santa Clara, CA) to $750 million (Las Vegas).<ref>https://www.investigativepost.org/2022/01/25/the-pegulas-should-pay-up/</ref>}} | ||
In fact, there are estimated hundreds of millions of dollars in indirect taxpayer subsidies for the new Los Angeles stadium (SoFi) too. | In fact, there are estimated hundreds of millions of dollars in indirect taxpayer subsidies for the new Los Angeles stadium (SoFi) too. | ||
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| + | As TheStreet explains, "Thirty of the league's 31 stadiums were built with it and new stadiums in Atlanta, Minneapolis and Santa Clara are getting a whole lot of it."<ref>https://www.thestreet.com/opinion/the-nfl-doesnt-discriminate-against-money-12692833</ref> Erie County and New York State has already paid $220 million for renovations to Ralph Wilson Stadium, for the Buffalo Bills owners. Paul Brown Stadium for the Cincinnati Bengals left their home county broke. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen to paid for $130 million of CenturyLink Field's costs, while taxpayers were left on the hook for an additional $300 million. | ||
== Subsidies in Europe == | == Subsidies in Europe == | ||
Revision as of 17:34, January 28, 2022
Stop the NFL subsidies is a campaign to stop the subsidies to billionaire owners in the NFL who demand taxpayer subsidies that loot local communities and foment addiction to watching the game.
In 2022, the wealthy owners of the Buffalo Bills and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, each of which was eliminated early in the playoffs, demand massive taxpayer subsidies to build new stadiums that would enrich the team owners.
In arguing against a subsidy for a new stadium for the Bills, whose family owners are worth billions of dollars, one commentator points out:
| “ | Five NFL stadiums have been built in the past decade. The one in Los Angeles, a $5 billion palace, was built for the Rams and Chargers with private money. The other four, built for the Vikings, Falcons, Raiders and 49ers, involved taxpayer subsidies ranging from $114 million (Santa Clara, CA) to $750 million (Las Vegas).[1] | ” |
In fact, there are estimated hundreds of millions of dollars in indirect taxpayer subsidies for the new Los Angeles stadium (SoFi) too.
Stadium subsidies
As TheStreet explains, "Thirty of the league's 31 stadiums were built with it and new stadiums in Atlanta, Minneapolis and Santa Clara are getting a whole lot of it."[2] Erie County and New York State has already paid $220 million for renovations to Ralph Wilson Stadium, for the Buffalo Bills owners. Paul Brown Stadium for the Cincinnati Bengals left their home county broke. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen to paid for $130 million of CenturyLink Field's costs, while taxpayers were left on the hook for an additional $300 million.
Subsidies in Europe
"Italy’s most popular sport [soccer] received just $60m in subsidies from the government, which represents about 1/24 of the claimed losses" during the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Forbes in Jan. 2022.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.investigativepost.org/2022/01/25/the-pegulas-should-pay-up/
- ↑ https://www.thestreet.com/opinion/the-nfl-doesnt-discriminate-against-money-12692833
- ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/danieleproch/2022/01/14/in-the-wake-of-omicron-surge-serie-a-set-5000-fan-limit-in-stadiums-was-this-the-right-choice/?sh=7b26c7fd35c0
