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OFA: Joe Ricketts Decries Socialism Asks Government for $300 Million to Renovate Wrigley Park. (Original Post) Velvet Revolution May 2012 OP
MN just decided to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in socialism to the billionaire owners MNBrewer May 2012 #1
Yep, here in DC Velvet Revolution May 2012 #2
Talk about brass balls..... DeSwiss May 2012 #3
Why does this extortion continue? Simple. Archae May 2012 #4
Pull Yourself Up! SJohnson May 2012 #5

MNBrewer

(8,462 posts)
1. MN just decided to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in socialism to the billionaire owners
Mon May 21, 2012, 09:15 PM
May 2012

of the Vikings football team. Nauseating.

Velvet Revolution

(143 posts)
2. Yep, here in DC
Mon May 21, 2012, 09:22 PM
May 2012

Here in DC the Nats owners got a shiny, brand new ballpark to the tune of $600 million dollars form DC taxpayers, yet we have no money for more homeless shelters, rehab centers of course, low-income housing, etc.

Archae

(46,327 posts)
4. Why does this extortion continue? Simple.
Mon May 21, 2012, 09:36 PM
May 2012

Because no politician wants to be the guy who "lost the (fill in the blank team)."

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