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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNFL into lobbying
Big time! And it seems to be paying off.
http://www.citizensforethics.org/pages/defensive-game-NFL-football-lobbying-congress-washington
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Egalitarian Thug
(12,448 posts)get away with what they do. They are terrified of competition (irony personified) because they know they would lose, so they buy legislative exemptions and call it good for the game.
RB TexLa
(17,003 posts)And it's needed or you would have teams constantly moving, constantly changing ownership it would create a mess if it weren't there.
It doesn't prevent someone else from forming a professional football league and competing with them.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)or they will move??
Is the league the business or are the teams the business??
RB TexLa
(17,003 posts)odiumestpuritas
(33 posts)bonds, taxes etc to build new stadiums and what not. If the owners want a new stadium, pay for it yourself and make the fans pay for it.
Leave the rest of us alone.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)perhaps the city or state should get a share of the team ............
odiumestpuritas
(33 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)odiumestpuritas
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