I agree with you. Governments subsidize and pay for things with a lot less ROI than sports stadiums that can foster a sense of local community. Seattle spent $

I agree with you. Governments subsidize and pay for things with a lot less ROI than sports stadiums that can foster a sense of local community. Seattle spent $5 million making public shelters for drug deals and prostitution[1], and I bet most residents would have preferred that money go toward a new basketball/hockey arena. 1. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattles-5-million-automated-public-toilets-sold-for-12000/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattles-5-million...