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Re:Cities should not pay for new stadiums by JohnWhigham on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @10:27AM (#30685740)
I can't imagine how boring and bereft of life cities would be if rational HN nerds ran them. Trees? Parks? Where's the return on them? We don't need them!
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Re:Cities should not pay for new stadiums by nemo44x on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @11:11AM (#30686304)
The trees and parks are available to everyone to enjoy though and can be used for many different things, almost surely to appeal to everyone in some way.

A sports team and a stadium have a very narrow appeal and is inaccessible to a large segment of the population either due to disinterest or lack of funds.

I get your gist here but I think it's pretty easy to make a distinction between these things. Even the most hardened Libertarian would agree that public spaces like parks are a net good.

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