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To: C19fan
Notice all the teams listed as possible movers need new stadiums.
Over the last few years, Buffalo Bills have spent almost $400 million in taxpayer money to refurbish their stadium.
Their owner passed away this year and the new owner is saying he won't move the team -BUT- might consider building a new stadium.
In other words, he's sewing the seeds for the "gimee" lots of Other Peoples' Money or else ...
3 posted on 12/21/2014 6:09:19 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: oh8eleven
Taxpayer funded stadiums for owners that pay no taxes?

Sounds great - where do I sign up?

5 posted on 12/21/2014 6:34:12 AM PST by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever)
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To: oh8eleven

It doesn’t seem likely. He’s pretty heavily invested in the region, with one of those investments being the Buffalo Sabres hockey team, so pulling the plug on the Bills would likely create a major backlash against his other assets.


7 posted on 12/21/2014 6:58:05 AM PST by VOR78
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