I never understood the rationale behind “We routed your tax dollars away from schools and roads and stuff to build an arena/stadium so you can’t watch this game

I never understood the rationale behind “We routed your tax dollars away from schools and roads and stuff to build an arena/stadium so you can’t watch this game” If anything, I’d expect the opposite: If your tax money didn’t directly subsidize one of the teams, then you pay extra. (Personally, I try my best to just ignore that corner of the industry as much as possible.)