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FarCenter

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5. There's not much money in politics

Reply to Scuba (Reply #2)

Sun May 27, 2012, 09:33 AM

May 2012

Green Bay Packers annual revenue is upwards of $250 Million.

Compared with most of the major forms of sports and entertainment, there is not a lot of money in politics.

It's too bad, really, because it indicates that people aren't engaged and don't actually care much about politics.

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