Ron Burgundy Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 This week, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver tapped into the angst of the many American cities on the verge of losing their professional sports teams over stadium negotiations. Owners of football teams currently in St. Louis, San Diego, and Oakland are angling to make a move to Los Angeles, and they're leveraging the potential departure locally for taxpayer support of new or improved stadiums in their current municipalities. Oliver briefly touches on the extravagances of taxpayer-funded stadiums, present and future, including the mega-fishtank installed in the Miami Marlins' stadium and the yet-to-be invented, but contractually mandated holographic replay machine the Cincinnati Bengals may use its county's money to install. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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