01 Mar '12 05:02>
http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ys-forbes-atlanta_most_miserable_sports_cities_022812
As a resident of Seattle, I can honestly say there is a growing resentment concerning pro sports in this city. A few years ago the NBA's Seattle Super Sonics gave Washington lawmakers and fans an ultimatium, it was "Pay for a really nice sports facility or we're leaving town!" The folks in Seattle, and Olympia said "Go...Interstate 5 is right over there!" I've heard this growing resentment echoed from sports fans in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and other cities. Using tax dollars to subsidize a for profit business is corporate welfare, pure and simple.
As a resident of Seattle, I can honestly say there is a growing resentment concerning pro sports in this city. A few years ago the NBA's Seattle Super Sonics gave Washington lawmakers and fans an ultimatium, it was "Pay for a really nice sports facility or we're leaving town!" The folks in Seattle, and Olympia said "Go...Interstate 5 is right over there!" I've heard this growing resentment echoed from sports fans in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and other cities. Using tax dollars to subsidize a for profit business is corporate welfare, pure and simple.