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<blockquote data-quote="Roundball Sage" data-source="post: 1999380" data-attributes="member: 748116"><p>Nobody likes it when taxpayers have to pay for this. And it should be the wealthy team owners who pay for their own stadiums.</p><p></p><p>But that just doesn’t happen. So it’s taxpayer-funded or you usually end up losing your franchise to some other place that will do this. And taxpayers (and others) from the original City don’t like that outcome.</p><p></p><p>The way that one can justify taxpayers getting involved is that new stadiums often really improve the surrounding neighborhood and bring new development (and by extension, helps the State). And this new development brings new businesses and living areas that generate new tax revenue. So the City overall improves.</p><p></p><p>Soldier Field has just outlived its usefulness as a sports venue. It needs to be fully re-purposed for something non-sports related.</p><p></p><p>Move the Fire to 35th & Shields. Sox get the near South Loop location. And Soldier Field gets turned into a big park or other public attractions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roundball Sage, post: 1999380, member: 748116"] Nobody likes it when taxpayers have to pay for this. And it should be the wealthy team owners who pay for their own stadiums. But that just doesn’t happen. So it’s taxpayer-funded or you usually end up losing your franchise to some other place that will do this. And taxpayers (and others) from the original City don’t like that outcome. The way that one can justify taxpayers getting involved is that new stadiums often really improve the surrounding neighborhood and bring new development (and by extension, helps the State). And this new development brings new businesses and living areas that generate new tax revenue. So the City overall improves. Soldier Field has just outlived its usefulness as a sports venue. It needs to be fully re-purposed for something non-sports related. Move the Fire to 35th & Shields. Sox get the near South Loop location. And Soldier Field gets turned into a big park or other public attractions. [/QUOTE]
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