tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021348172235346593.post1587694237044456550..comments2024-03-03T06:01:35.285-05:00Comments on Shadow of the Stadium: Trib Says, "Economists Be Damned! Don't Tax Sports Because People Like Them!"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021348172235346593.post-72248987850618302982015-01-30T15:05:38.818-05:002015-01-30T15:05:38.818-05:00Local newspapers get advertising dollars from the ...Local newspapers get advertising dollars from the professional sports teams - of course they are not going to be objective.scott myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612909222047091812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021348172235346593.post-6213394548664047112015-01-30T11:25:45.219-05:002015-01-30T11:25:45.219-05:00Local newspaper editors are not economists, scient...Local newspaper editors are not economists, scientists, lawyers, or doctors. They are simply people who offer a layperson's opinion. I would not give any more weight to their views on stadiums than I would their views on orthopedic surgery. They simply are not experts. Just because they have a microphone, it doesn't mean any of us should value the vomit that comes out of it. In a free marketplace of ideas, I value the people who have the training to know what they are talking about. "We need to give them subsidies, because Super Bowls." "Also, baseball is fun." What a crock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021348172235346593.post-89690402310384970452015-01-30T07:32:33.726-05:002015-01-30T07:32:33.726-05:00It is interesting to note that the editorial poses...It is interesting to note that the editorial poses the question "Consider whether Tampa is better off for hosting several Super Bowls, which wouldn’t have happened without the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. " but does not answer it. So readers are now left to forever wonder did the Super Bowls played in Tampa do Tampa Bay any good or not. As if I don't have enough other stressful problems on my plate.scott myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612909222047091812noreply@blogger.com