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TBMASE

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1. As a resident of Loudoun County, I'm glad they did it
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 10:17 AM
Jun 2012

Training camp and practice is held 2 miles from my office. We get the money from people coming into the county to watch, we get the money from parents bringing the kids to the local camps, hosted by the County and involving the redskins. Many of them are active in local charities, support local businesses and many have even opened local businesses. Ladell Betts, recently opened a children's camp and gym facility that works in tandem with another former Redskin's facility that caters to HS aged kids.
These guys chose to stay in the county after their tenure with the team ended.

I can see the benefits of having the team here, first hand. Does Snyder need the money, no....but the county does better when you have a bunch of millionaires out spending their money locally and doing things within the community.

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As a resident of Loudoun County, I'm glad they did it TBMASE Jun 2012 #1
Tourist revenue, as opposed to education funding? mac56 Jun 2012 #3
We don't have a shortage of education funding in Loudoun TBMASE Jun 2012 #5
The local gov't providing the money is one thing, they get the benefits bigbrother05 Jun 2012 #7
From the Article TBMASE Jun 2012 #11
It only mattered to Putney "because a leading citizen asked" tinymontgomery Jun 2012 #2
Bread and circuses. Education isn't important. Citizen Worker Jun 2012 #4
There isn't a shortage of education funding in the county being discussed TBMASE Jun 2012 #6
There is a shortage of ed. funding everywhere else in VA. sofa king Jun 2012 #8
From the article TBMASE Jun 2012 #12
The state is only giving 4 Million. TBMASE Jun 2012 #23
Is that the standard for the xxqqqzme Jun 2012 #10
From the article TBMASE Jun 2012 #13
Of those 1,832 jobs? atreides1 Jun 2012 #16
Yes, the local revenue would just apply to Loudoun TBMASE Jun 2012 #18
Luckily I don't live in VA but in CT, we had a Stop the Stadium movement that succeeded wordpix Jun 2012 #19
This isn't the same as a stadium outlay TBMASE Jun 2012 #20
They are a highly profitable, private, for-profit business. PavePusher Jun 2012 #26
Incentive not to move to MD or DC TBMASE Jun 2012 #28
No state should be allowed to subsidize professional sports. PavePusher Jun 2012 #30
When you have a business based in your state TBMASE Jun 2012 #31
Is there a republican you don't support? Kingofalldems Jun 2012 #27
What republican would that be? TBMASE Jun 2012 #29
Also probably a favor for his GOP buddy Allen... Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #9
Allen has no links to the team anymore TBMASE Jun 2012 #14
uh...what? Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #15
yeah, I forgot about his brother being the GM TBMASE Jun 2012 #17
The RedScabs are the "second-most valuable franchise in the National Football League" snooper2 Jun 2012 #21
Manchester U, Dallas Cowboys, NY Yankees TBMASE Jun 2012 #22
The Redscabs, I never would have thought it... snooper2 Jun 2012 #24
The way Danny nickels and dimes everyone TBMASE Jun 2012 #25
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