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Brickbat

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15. Agreed, and well-said, with a little bit to add:

Reply to hifiguy (Reply #6)

Thu Apr 19, 2012, 11:09 AM

Apr 2012

No matter what, we do need some kind of replacement for the Dome at some point; sooner rather than later. It's not just for football -- there are conventions, high school playoffs and events, March Madness games, and so on. There's money on the table now; if the team moves, we're going to have to build a stadium and pay for much more of it ourselves.

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Minnesotans - do you think you were well represented in the recent Vikings stadium vote? [View all] Egalitariat Apr 2012 OP

taxpayers should not subsidize private enterprise....nashville built a stadium for bud adams spanone Apr 2012 #1

The vikings are going to move to LA Rambis Apr 2012 #2

As a Lions' fan, I feel your pain. Octafish Apr 2012 #3

Norris Division? You must be a hockey fan. KamaAina Apr 2012 #26

In my opinion, taxpayer dollars, no matter how they are collected, MineralMan Apr 2012 #4

Let Teams Build Their Own Stadiums smoking357 Apr 2012 #5

Considering that $400 million-plus are being supplied hifiguy Apr 2012 #6

Agreed, and well-said, with a little bit to add: Brickbat Apr 2012 #15

Good points. hifiguy Apr 2012 #17

Professional sports revenues primarily come from TV, radio, internet, etc FarCenter Apr 2012 #7

It provides more income for the owner Kaleva Apr 2012 #9

All the more reason why the individual owner should pay for the individual stadium FarCenter Apr 2012 #11

You hit it on the head. hifiguy Apr 2012 #12

Ford Field, completed in 2002, cost about 430 million. Kaleva Apr 2012 #16

Is the Green Bay Packer model valid anywhere else ? libinnyandia Apr 2012 #8

No. League rules prohibit it but G.B. was grandfathered in. Kaleva Apr 2012 #10

Would it work anywhere else if the rule was changed? libinnyandia Apr 2012 #13

Maybe. I really don't know the reason why the NFL prohibits publicly owned teams. Kaleva Apr 2012 #14

Honestly? 99Forever Apr 2012 #18

One of my brothers owns stock in the Green Bay Packers. Kaleva Apr 2012 #19

It's just another face of the corporate supremacist hydra, Uncle Joe Apr 2012 #21

But Green Bay is the only team in the NFL owned by a corporation. Kaleva Apr 2012 #22

I always thought Green Bay's was a public corporation tied to the city Uncle Joe Apr 2012 #23

William Clay Ford Sr. is the sole owner of the Detroit Lions. Kaleva Apr 2012 #25

I always thought Anita McCambridge was the best owner AngryAmish Apr 2012 #28

You wouldn't be interested in the viewpoint of mnmoderatedem Apr 2012 #20

Fuck, NO! I am opposed to any new stadium paid for by the taxpayer. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #24

This has to stop AngryAmish Apr 2012 #27