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Originally Posted by comochiefsfan
I always find it funny when the hipsters and artsy folk try and act like sports teams are some money pit that take from the city and give nothing back.
Do people realize how much impact the Chiefs run has had on the perception and national image of Kansas City? It’s absolutely MASSIVE and that is hard to put a value on. Not to mention things that are almost impossible to quantify in dollars and cents such as civic pride and community morale.
Jeopardizing the future existence of these sports teams because “the crossroads is a thriving district with cool sushi restaurants and trendy bars and we have to save those” is absolutely idiotic.
Just because you aren’t personally a sports fan and don’t have a use for the teams do not mean they aren’t hugely important to the community as a whole.
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There's no fiscal benefit to these publicly funded stadiums.