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Dec 18, 2024 · Inside a Huge Spending Deal: Disaster Money, a Football Stadium and More. The mammoth year-end federal funding measure congressional leaders agreed on does far more …

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Dec 23, 2023 · — In April, the Nashville City Council approved $760 million in local bonds to go with $500 million in state bonds, all to help finance a new $2.1 billion football stadium for the …

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NFL Stadiums: Why Do Taxpayers Continue To Fund Huge Projects?

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Mar 31, 2022 · The Buffalo Bills are getting a shiny new stadium in upstate New York. The state's taxpayers are picking up most of the $1.4 billion-dollar tab.

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Are governments spending less money on stadiums?

And for decades, experts have studied those arrangements and found those promised economic boons did not pan out. Yet as the body of research grows, and that consensus strengthens, governments are not spending less money on stadiums, according to Bradbury. ...

Do taxpayer-funded football stadiums pay off?

Taxpayer-funded football stadiums rarely pay off. So why do cities keep footing the bill? Sports economists warn U.S cities don’t reap enough economic benefits when stadiums are built with taxpayer money. Some city officials say community pride and shared identity are worth the investment. SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. ...

Are sports stadiums worth the investment?

Sports economists warn U.S cities don’t reap enough economic benefits when stadiums are built with taxpayer money. Some city officials say community pride and shared identity are worth the investment. SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Rich Fury via Getty Images ...

Is public stadium financing a bizarre cycle?

"Economists have had really a tough time explaining this," said Kennesaw State economics professor J.C. Bradbury, a critic of public stadium financing. It's become a bizarre sort of cycle, he and other experts say. ...

How much money did the Atlanta Falcons spend on a new stadium?

Georgia’s professional baseball and football teams each moved into new stadiums in 2017. The Atlanta Falcons moved into a $1.6 billion downtown stadium built — with the help of hundreds of millions of public dollars — next to their old one, which was imploded after a 25-year life. ...

Could new stadiums cost taxpayers a hefty price tag?

Proposals for new and improved sports stadiums are proliferating across the U.S. — and could come with a hefty price tag for taxpayers. This past year alone, roughly a dozen Major League Baseball and National Football League franchises took steps toward building new stadiums or making major renovations to their current ones. ...