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January 19, 2008

The "Free Lunch" for sports team owners and the starving of parks

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Atlantic Yards Report

In an interview yesterday on Democracy Now, New York Times writer David Cay Johnston described the country's subsidies for sports teams--though he didn't mention the Nets/Atlantic Yards--that he criticizes in his new book, Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (And Stick You with the Bill).

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NoLandGrab: AYR offers a transcription as well as descriptions of how other arena subsidies and parkland compare to Atlantic Yards.

Posted by amy at January 19, 2008 12:02 PM