I upvoted this because it needs attention. Personally, I down vote this practice of average people paying for some rich dudes stadiums that allow them to fleece the public of even more money! Subsidizing big oil, big pharma, big tech, and sports is immoral.

This is going on all over the country and deserves a heckuva lot more attention. It's sick and is a total waste of tax dollars.

and that, dear children, is how politics work

So far Chicago has resisted giving the White Sox money for their new stadium...so far. But our mayor is a wimp. Hopefully our governor will stop it. Again the team owner is worth billions.

Unbelievably callous. The US is becoming a freak show.

The header for this thread says "funny and sad at the same time." Nope. Nothing funny here. It's disgraceful.

As corrupt as it gets. Taxpayers will never see a dime of their money back.

Ironically this is what Maga wants to do across the board for Medicare Medicaid and social security

That is disgusting. I'm getting so sick of all of this s**t.

Absolutely no bribes changed hands whatsoever, no way, definitely not

it's all about priorities.

The list title says posts that are funny and sad at the same time. There's nothing funny about this at all.

Welcome to America, land of the free etc. Best government money can buy. Incidentally the wealth disparity in the USA is higher than in Russia.

Good to see we've come so far in the last 2000 years since the Roman Emperors' would cancel massive civic works programs to fund games in the arena. Clap and cheer with a stupid grin on your face whilst your rights and services are systematically dismantled by the super rich.

As a person with a disability and on Medicaid, this is horrible. Trying to find an aide for help at home is almost impossible thanks to this kind of political move!

This should be illegal, and it isn't lost on me that children and families had to take the cut. The U.S.'s hero worship of people who literally play a game for a living is ridiculous. Also, don't the Bills suck balls? What have they done to deserve a state-subsidized stadium that will earn millions just from the naming rights? They could pass a hat around the locker room and come up with some money, too, if they're that poor.

Well, how much money will it produce in tax revenue, local employment, advertising revenues and tourism for the local area over the next 10 years? Logically you see this as a financial investment. The cutting of other services you'd have to look into exactly what has been cut and why, the 2 aren't related as they will be different budgets from different departments for different purposes. It's sort of like blaming a decreased dolphin population on a rise in the wolf population, the two aren't connected they just happen to be at the same time...

Just sickening.... pro sports do not deserve ANY subsides from the government. With all the hype, ticket gouging prices and over priced merchandise they should be paying the communities for the privilege of playing the there. Players and coaches are way over valued and therefore over paid... I do admit there are a few players who do give back to the fans and communities, but the key word is FEW...

This doesn't make me sad, it makes me angry.

Grrrrr!!

Didn't even win the Super Bowl...

New York is a Democrat-led state.

I don't see the funny in this one

Dan Price should be President.

Sounds like Stan Kroenke. He moved the Rams to LA because St. Louis wouldn't pay for a new stadium.

Very liberal

And the problem?? Footballs not the problem. It .Just be a whole $5 out of pocket. Skip the coffee. Whinners

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I love this guy!

... one's monetized .

Wait a minute . . . . . . .

I have a friends who calls teeth "luxury bones" because she was told they weren't needed to do her job when she asked why insurance didn't cover dental...

Oh can you run the phone company too?

And all this is because people buy fancy coffee.

Yes, and can only use the toilet during his designated break. And have a boss like himself as his allocated demon.

Or May would have worked too!

Ouch

In reply to Spike Hodge, part of my work involves child protection. Most of the offenders are relatives. Fewer than 20% are teachers/church/scoutmasters or other people in a position of trust. So far (and I confess we are a largely rural area) absolutely no drag artists.

...they think we were created specifically as a Christian nation, a lot of them. Fools, bullies, goons, and hypocrites...

Insuline is one of the cheapest medecine on earth. I mean we know how to produce it very easily and for not much money. Work in hospital in France and i feel bad when i think at how much insulin we just waste. At some point americans should just ask to european to send them insuline by postal service. I mean in France not only insuline is really cheap but it's also refunded by social security for every person suffering from diabete. Diabete is on a list of 30 chronic disease and social security pay everything related to these disease.

Go for a run at night.

I have started to cheat my brain and it works. When i go to bed i say to myself i'm gonna read at least 50 pages of this book or i will watch this entire movie, i don't care i'm not gonna sleep early. And how surprise i fall asleep. Same for the morning, if i'm motivated to sleep more and add minutes to my alarm i usually feel pretty woke up. Reverse psychology on myself helps me and that's so weird.

"He ain't laugh" hurts to read

Oh, she is 100% an american.

Wait til this person finds out how much the failing US high school system spends on team sports.

... it's almost like capitalism is a private game for a handful of folks to really stick it to the tremendous majority of decent folks...

... we've always lied to ourselves, we looooove our own particular brand of booolshit in the USA

Okay here's my view, take it or leave it. I don't care what y'all say about it. I think that Marijuana should be used medically, like for instance fixing seizures or other medical problems. My problem is with recreational marijuana use, both of my biological parents used marijuana when I was a child and needless to say they weren't present at all. They also used heroin but the Marijuana contributed a bunch. So in short, medicinal use is good and should be promoted, but recreational use is destructive

Implode faster!! Wonder how we could all help hasten capitalisms end? K!ll it before it k!lls us.