05 Nov 16
Originally posted by mchillI tend to agree but sports do not take away significantly from school money. Most of the extra money sports get is from revenue streams separate from the revenue streams funding the schools.
I agree 100%. I like sports, but this is money misspent. It's almost as if the institution of high school and college football is a better financed entity than the school itself.
05 Nov 16
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Originally posted by EladarAnother Republican 'kick the can down the road' idea because "we can't bear to actually be taxed according to how much we make and pay our share to educate our kids, because I already pay out the ass to send my own brat to private school. In fact, what the hell am I doing? I should be able to get you to pay for MY kid, too." And charter schools were born.
Sports facilities [at schools] are built with money from bonds. This means voters approved the bond which is to be paid back with tax money. It is a local tax passed by an election voted on by the local voters.
These bonds do not manufacture money from thin air. They are paid for by everyone in higher property taxes. More Republicans shoving a "flat-tax" down our throats so that we end up paying for their kids to go to private school.
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05 Nov 16
The post that was quoted here has been removedThe concussion issue and the NFL's sleezy response to it, are a couple of reasons I really have no interest in watching the sport anymore. Other sports have injury risks, but to not have serious head and neurological issues later in life is the exception among football players, not the rule.
I played soccer and tennis. Strained a hamstring once, but otherwise was pretty lucky.
I enjoyed watching football on television in high school because I enjoyed getting stoned and tripping out on the slow motion replays. But knowing these guys are going to suffer problems for the rest of their lives takes the pleasure out of it - even if I still smoked weed.
06 Nov 16
Originally posted by SuzianneYes I guess voting to increase taxes at the local level to be spent for specfic projects is a Republican trick.
Another Republican 'kick the can down the road' idea because "we can't bear to actually be taxed according to how much we make and pay our share to educate our kids, because I already pay out the ass to send my own brat to private school. In fact, what the hell am I doing? I should be able to get you to pay for MY kid, too." And charter schools were born ...[text shortened]... g a "flat-tax" down our throats so that we end up paying for their kids to go to private school.
06 Nov 16
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Originally posted by sh76At a high school?
$70 million certainly sounds extremely excessive, but investments in general in stadiums often pay for themselves in seats and luxury boxes for which members of the public pay high prices.
Pretty unlikely. According to the article, the stadium will only seat 12,000.