“For Veterans Day last year, the NFL announced that it would donate cash to military groups for each point scored in designated games. During NFL telecasts that weekend, the league was praised for its grand generosity. The total donation came to about $440,000. Annualized, NFL stadium subsidies and tax favors add up to perhaps $1 billion. So the NFL took $1 billion from the public, then sought praise for giving back $440,000—less than a tenth of 1 percent.”
I think I am going to puke.
Crazy how the NFL can fleece tax payers to support millionaire salaries greater than a presidents salary, and at the same time degrade the nation, and at the same time and at the same time be allowed to have a monopoly. All just weird liberal fascisms.
Somehow the information you posted (below) needs to get out to We The People. This is reprehensible and gives new meaning to the word “fleecing.”
““For Veterans Day last year, the NFL announced that it would donate cash to military groups for each point scored in designated games. During NFL telecasts that weekend, the league was praised for its grand generosity. The total donation came to about $440,000. Annualized, NFL stadium subsidies and tax favors add up to perhaps $1 billion. So the NFL took $1 billion from the public, then sought praise for giving back $440,000—less than a tenth of 1 percent.”
I think I am going to puke.”
I understand entirely. It's disgusting. Beyond disgusting. I think it's way past time for the NFL to lose 501c(6) status. How can any organization claim that it's a not for profit when the commissioner alone makes over $30 million a year - and that's after being cut (it was over $40 million for 2012)?
“....the NFL took $1 billion from the public, then sought praise for giving back $440,000—less than a tenth of 1 percent.”.......
How overly generous of the them. (sarc)