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| If You Build It, They Will Leave: Sports teams fleece the taxpayer, again., by Matt Welch, Reason, Jan 2004 |
Leaving It All on the Field (Not in the Halls of Congress), by Adam B. Summers, 4 Jan 2006
"... the BCS hearing is not an isolated case of political thumb-twiddling or interference in athletics. ... it is merely the latest in a string of congressional forays into the sporting world. Earlier this year, Congress held hearings to scold Major League Baseball and other professional sports leagues for not having more stringent steroid policies." |
| Surprise! Stadiums Don't Pay, After All, by Doug Bandow, Washington Post, 19 Oct 2003 |
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Before March Madness, by Gary North, 6 Apr 2004
Related Topics: Basketball
"Today, sports are big business. Sociologists offer lots of explanations, but the obvious one is probably the central factor: people want to belong to something that is larger than their own circle of friends. ... Professional football has competed with church on Sunday. ... The same is true of golf, another Sunday sport." |
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Hey, buddy, can you spare a few bucks ..., by David Horsey, Seattle-Post Intelligencer, 3 Mar 2006
Related Topic: Taxation |
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