[BwanaNdege]

...then it's entertainment, which shouldn't need to be funded by the taxpayers.

Coliseums, Amphitheaters and Stadiums have been funded by taxpayers as long as there have been taxpayers.

:-)

(People will more readily approve the expenditure of 'public funds' for Entertainment' than they will for 'Education, Information & Enlightenment'!)

[Boogieman]

“Coliseums, Amphitheaters and Stadiums have been funded by taxpayers as long as there have been taxpayers.”

That’s infrastructure, and besides, those bring in revenue and tax income...