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Originally Posted by thurmas
This is a trend in most sports in North America. The average consumer has flat incomes for several decades and when pro sports teams charge 10 bucks plus for parking, $12 bucks for a single beer ect… it has become way too expensive for the average fan to take a family of 4 to a game when it makes no economic sense. Especially now with most games all being broadcast and in excellent quality on tv.
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I don't think it was ever suppose to be affordable for the average fan.
This sounds like the kind of populist sentiment that has always been circling pro sports.
I like pro sports in part because its so beyond my reach both financially.
If there was a demand for a cheaper product you'd see much greater attendance in minor leagues. People want the larger than life spectacle and decreasing prices does not achieve this.