More crony crapitolism transferring your tax dollars to the pockets of the politically-connected uber-wealthy.
droids dollars you're looking for.
We're also talking about dollars paid to the organizations in return for allowing them.
Oh, but at least the NFL will consider returning the money.
More, including a list of the Top Ten NFL teams raking in the dough and a George Costanza sex reference, at the link.
Oops, forgot the link.
Well, gee, of course it costs money to fly jets, pay honor guards, etc. Right? But those aren't the onlyArizona Sens. Jeff Flake and John McCain have released a report called "Tackling Paid Patriotism" which details how the military spent millions of tax dollars to put on halftime shows, honor guards, jet flyovers, and other spectacles at professional and college sporting events.
We're also talking about dollars paid to the organizations in return for allowing them.
It's not just pro football, either. Although this story focuses on the NFL, other sports at both the collegiate and pro level collect your tax dollars for allowing similar dog and pony shows.In 2013, a roaring crowd cheered as the Atlanta Falcons welcomed National Guard members who unfurled an American flag across the Georgia Dome’s turf. Little did those fans—or millions of other Americans—know that the National Guard had actually paid the Atlanta Falcons for this display of patriotism as part of a $315,000 marketing contract.
Oh, but at least the NFL will consider returning the money.
Anybody else betting these payments will be judged "appropriate" and the money stays in the hands of the wealthy owners of the teams?NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has pledged that teams will return all money they received through the programs. More specifically, he said the league will conduct an audit and "if we find that inappropriate payments were made, they will be refunded in full." So I'm guessing that probably no dollars will actually head back to the treasury.
More, including a list of the Top Ten NFL teams raking in the dough and a George Costanza sex reference, at the link.
Oops, forgot the link.
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