[nomarandlee]

I agree. I really hate to be so draconian as to outlaw such practices but it has become such an extortion racket and a drain on municipal coffers that I wish somehow such funding would be outlawed. Or at least limit the percentage or confine it to infrastructural work around the stadiums. Constitutionally I'm guessing such laws would be on shaky ground.

Ideally I would like to see to see any team stadiums that got funding in the last 30 years to be exempt from funding. Any teams that haven't had such funding in the last 30 years could be grand fathered in to receive such funding given that it is a serious competitive disadvantage potentially to not receive such aid that other teams have had.