The debates in Oklahoma City over the wisdom of coughing over arena money while other pressing issues exist is painfully familiar to longtime Seattle residents.
I’ll never understand why people don’t understand why this happens.
I don’t understand why people who put getting/keeping a sports team above all other considerations think everyone else should be forced to help their favorite billionaire pay for it.
Because the billionaire usually has other options. I don’t understand why people think they have leverage. It’s either help the billionaire or watch them leave. We’ve seen this show before. Numerous times.
If the choice is tax giveaways for more corporate suites or watching the team leave…then don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Even better if all the billionaire groupies follow them to the next scam.
But that’s the extreme minority view. Most citizens don’t care - that’s why this happens endlessly and people get all pissed off when they lose a team.
I don’t understand why people who put getting/keeping a sports team above all other considerations think everyone else should be forced to help their favorite billionaire pay for it.
Because the billionaire usually has other options.
If the choice is tax giveaways for more corporate suites or watching the team leave…then don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Even better if all the billionaire groupies follow them to the next scam.
But that’s the extreme minority view. Most citizens don’t care - that’s why this happens endlessly and people get all pissed off when they lose a team.
Just democracy in a nutshell. Majority wins and way more voters want a team badly than those who don’t.