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Cake day: July 4th, 2023

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  • Absolutely tax the billionaires.

    The part I hate is that a host city shouldn’t have any obligations for a privately owned team. The owners get tax breaks and other concessions for building complexes that will be completely private facilities afterwards. Owners and owner groups can easily afford to fund all of this themselves but gain favors by playing on the opportunity for the city to have a sports franchise.

    While area businesses may benefit from the presence of a sports team, the general public ends up financing a good chunk with at best marginal returns.