> Lol no, a professional sports team is of little "joint benefit to society", at least not of the kind that seriously concerns the government. Distracting and

> Lol no, a professional sports team is of little "joint benefit to society", at least not of the kind that seriously concerns the government. Distracting and pacifying the populace with athletic spectacle is a trick governments have used for longer than history has existed. Major league sports are just the latest iteration in a long line of bread and circuses.