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Originally Posted by Emmerich
When I lived in Houston, they build Enron field on taxpayer money because the owner of the Astros threatened to leave town. I think it was like 250 million. Seems like if the city was really interested in helping the city, they might build something like, you know, schools.
For baseball you have around 80 home games a year to support a stadium, for the NFL 8. 8 days out of 365. Seems like the money could be better spent....
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I think part of the problem is that like in your case, the threat of the Astros going out to somewhere else is similar to Janesville WI and GM. They have been sucking so long on the GM tit that they are not sure if they can make it if the factory moves. Sure, there is some loss of revenue but whether it is paid for by the stadium is up to debate. Obviously since I own a restaurant or a hotel in Houston, you bet I will be for it. OTOH, since I am Joe Citizen, I might not be so willing.
Don't they rent the stadium out for the remaining days for other things?