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Cities keep shelling out taxpayer money for sports stadiums, yet the economics almost never makes sense

Source: Phys.org · Published 4 Oct 2026, 00:30

Americans are crazy about sports. But whether that passion requires taxpayers to subsidize new facilities every time leagues and franchises ask for them needs rigorous scrutiny.

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