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View Poll Results: Fair that tax dollars subsidize Kobe's pay while U.S. youth die in war for peanuts? | |||
yes, it's the American way | 3 | 15.79% | |
no, it's sickening | 16 | 84.21% | |
Voters: 19. You may not vote on this poll |
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07-06-2008, 04:05 AM | #41 |
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I have five kids. 7 people would be a thousand bucks. Tickes average what, now, $150 bucks?
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07-06-2008, 04:09 AM | #42 | |
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07-06-2008, 04:38 AM | #43 | |
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Disneyworld transformed the Orlando economy whereas NBA franchises never do. Where would Orlando be without Disney? Where will Seattle be without a sports franchise? Not economically poorer. May the NBA fold for all I care, it's a worthless piece of crap. It's bunch wealthy businessmen basically playing with public financing laughing at the stupid taxpayers. Good for Seattle.
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07-06-2008, 05:15 AM | #44 | |
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http://espn.go.com/nba/columns/aldridge/894915.html
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07-06-2008, 05:22 AM | #45 |
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This is interesting:
http://www.stubhub.com/sites/corpsit...rticle_id=7679 Utah has the cheapest seats in the league in the aftermarket. LA/NY have the most expensive (no surprise there).
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07-06-2008, 11:38 PM | #46 | |
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I said you specifically were a racist for claiming that the NBA crowd contributes nothing to the community/society. You became very agitated and upset, spouting off your non-racist credentials....which is almost always the reaction a genuine racist would have. I also asked you to regale us all with your exhaustive list of NBA games attended across the country.....the pool from which you draw your conclusion that black people mostly cannot afford NBA games. I am still waiting for that one.
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07-06-2008, 11:41 PM | #47 |
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I know for one, that the NBA players read books to kids in inner cities.
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07-06-2008, 11:41 PM | #48 | |
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SU's original premise was that we as tax payers in SoCal are paying Kobe Bryant's "$30M" salary. Now it seems we are debating whether an NBA team or Disney has a greater economic impact in Orlando? As I recall, you were one of the 6 people who voted blindly in SU's poll, so no shock that you are now also trying to deflect attention away from the embarrassingly sloppy premise with which you agreed.
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07-07-2008, 12:16 AM | #49 | |
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If a business receives indirect support form taxpayers, it indirectly affects the business's ability to pay its employees. You understood it, but you don't want anybody to touch your beloved lakers.
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07-07-2008, 12:30 AM | #50 | |
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SU is grandstanding by comparing local civic attempts to revitalize tourism and taxes with our youth dying in Iraq. Interestingly, our brave soldiers overseas.....they follow their sports teams pretty religiously. I doubt they have any problems with their teams receiving muni bonds for stadia.
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