How the NFL Fleeces Taxpayers

• Oct 24, 2013

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rafabio

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"Taxpayers fund the stadiums, antitrust law doesn't apply to broadcast deals, the league enjoys nonprofit status, and Commissioner Roger Goodell makes $30 million a year. It's time to stop the public giveaways to America's richest sports league—and to the feudal lords who own its teams."

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/10/how-the-nfl-fleeces-taxpayers/309448/

 

• Oct 24, 2013

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7thave btn 31stn33rd st

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This is old news. The way the Miami Marlins went about building their new ballpark is probably one of the biggest heists in sports history.


Quite sad.

 

• Oct 24, 2013

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RyGuy45

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Yup, good article (and the writer is from ESPN) but basically a rehash of everything we already know.

The NFL train is not slowing any time soon. They make their rules for everything - TV, stadium, seats, taxes, player salaries, and everything in between.