RE: Get rid of sports
November 21, 2014 at 11:54 pm
(This post was last modified: November 22, 2014 at 12:02 am by SteelCurtain.)
The reason taxpayer dollars go to the stadiums is that they bring massive amounts of revenue on game weekends (not just tax revenue, but small business revenue as well), and they also are used by the city to host events during the rest of the year. Remember, a football stadium also hosts concerts, art galas, trade shows, monster truck events, soccer games, college football bowls, charity events, etc. Believe it or not, these stadiums are a massive source of revenue for the city. People travel to these games/concerts/events and they spend their money when they travel. So the tax money is an investment, and sometimes more than that. Often these teams have to agree to stay in the city for decades. The Steelers' stadium cost $281 million, the city paid about $205 million of that. But it is owned by the city, not the Steelers, and the Pitt Panthers (NCAA) play there, along with the high schools as well---and the Steelers agreed to stay until 2031, or thirty years from when the stadium was built.
ETA: Sports and science education are not mutually exclusive. I am a prime example of that. I played football in elementary school all the way through college. I also got a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the #3 rated college in the nation at that time for that area of study. You can do both.
I feel like you probably got beat up by a football player in high school, simple, and that's just stuck with you. For the life of me, I cannot understand the hate. I cannot come up with a reason why someone would spend 12 hours a day playing WOW. When they could be spending that time doing anything productive. But I would never suggest that we outlaw video games. It's just nonsensical.
ETA: Sports and science education are not mutually exclusive. I am a prime example of that. I played football in elementary school all the way through college. I also got a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the #3 rated college in the nation at that time for that area of study. You can do both.
I feel like you probably got beat up by a football player in high school, simple, and that's just stuck with you. For the life of me, I cannot understand the hate. I cannot come up with a reason why someone would spend 12 hours a day playing WOW. When they could be spending that time doing anything productive. But I would never suggest that we outlaw video games. It's just nonsensical.
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