Political Currents by Ross Barkan

Political Currents by Ross Barkan

Kathy Hochul's Terrible Taxpayer Giveaway

On the Bills Billion

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Ross Barkan
Mar 30, 2022
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Few politicians are immune to threats from billionaire sports owners. For decades, the game plan has been remarkably and dispiritingly similar: threaten to move and get the public to cough up cash for a new stadium.

The Yankees did it. The Bengals did it. The Vikings did it. And so did many others.

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