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Re:Cities should not pay for new stadiums by unethical_ban on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @11:06AM (#30686236)
Your post is literally a "whatabout". Aren't many publicly funded opera houses/theaters owned by the city and not at the same whims of football owners? A football stadium is almost exclusively designed and used for a single, privately owned entity.

It's a huge difference, not a minor one, and not one divided by class like you imply.

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Re:Cities should not pay for new stadiums by rory on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @11:57AM (#30686921)
I'm replying to a post about high school stadiums, which are generally owned by a public school or a town. So it's a slight whatabout to the farther-jumping whatabout above me.

And I'd bet every penny I have that the average opera or theater attendee is significantly up the class scale from the average high school football game attendee.

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