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Why taxpayer-funded sports stadiums don’t pay off
Why taxpayer-funded sports stadiums don’t pay off. 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. A lot of money is at stake. For 2025, the NFL reported some $14.5 billion in revenue, while the MLB collected an estimated $12.2 billion and the NBA earned almost $12 billion . Given these numbers, it’s no surprise that leagues and franchises have sought to build bigger, fancier facilities. But such projects come with hefty price tags. The stadium planned to house the.