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Cities keep shelling out taxpayer money for sports stadiums, yet the economics almost never makes sense

Cities keep shelling out taxpayer money for sports stadiums, yet the economics almost never makes sense
Phys.org Sunday 04 October 2026, 00:30 UTC 1 min read
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Americans are crazy about sports. But whether that passion requires taxpayers to subsidize new facilities every time leagues and franchises ask for them needs rigorous scrutiny.

Americans are crazy about sports. But whether that passion requires taxpayers to subsidize new facilities every time leagues and franchises ask for them needs rigorous scrutiny.
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