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March 31, 2006
Ballpark figures
Sports economists agree that cities--and taxpayers--get close to nothing from spending public money on sports teams. What they haven't figured out is why we're still doing it.
The Boston Globe
By Drake Bennett
Cities continue to spend millions of dollars to build new sports venues, though the economic impact is dubious. This is a must-read article for those who are trying to understand how these sports venue deals are sold to the public.
Posted by lumi at March 31, 2006 9:07 AM