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How many cities allow their citizens to vote on these subsidies for stadiums? If they're so popular, they should easily pass. Problem is, when it comes time to
by Mountain_Skies 5y ago
How many cities allow their citizens to vote on these subsidies for stadiums? If they're so popular, they should easily pass. Problem is, when it comes time to negotiate the deal, both the owner of the team and the city politicians are sitting on the same side of the table and there's no one sitting on the other side representing the people. Sometimes the mayor/county commissioner gets voted out in the next election but by then, the local government is locked into a deal that lasts 30+ years. It was never up to the people of the city.
- _3u10 5y agoVote for a direct democracy then… amend the constitution, state constitution, etc. Many cities have votes on these things. The city I left didn’t fund stadiums, but wasted money on all sorts of other crap. You can always vote with your feet. You don’t have to pay for a stadium if you don’t want to.