Baseball is America's pastime, but it's also big business. Teams are in it to make money just as much as they are for titles and rings. One of the favorite ways for teams to generate money is with fancy new stadiums, but getting one built is a long and controversial process. The taxpayers of Miami-Dade County spent about half a billion dollars on a stadium for the Marlins, and the Tampa Bay Rays want to do the same.
This week, we discuss who should pay for new sports stadiums. Should it be on the backs of taxpayers? Or should the teams be responsible for their new homes?
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Root, Root, Root For the Dollar Bills
Baseball is America's pastime, but it's also big business. Teams are in it to make money just as much as they are for titles and rings. One of the favorite ways for teams to generate money is with fancy new stadiums, but getting one built is a long and controversial process. The taxpayers of Miami-Dade County spent about half a billion dollars on a stadium for the Marlins, and the Tampa Bay Rays want to do the same.
This week, we discuss who should pay for new sports stadiums. Should it be on the backs of taxpayers? Or should the teams be responsible for their new homes?
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