"In their book Fields of Failure, authors Ryan Lanier and Thomas Schatz argue taxpayer-subsidized stadiums 'often have a negative impact on taxpayers' and have become a 'scourge on this nation' that cost 'billions of dollars each year in new expenses and lost revenues.' Fans do get to keep their teams, but at a cost to all."
I used to be a fair-weather White Sox and Hawks fan, but now I’m in whatever category is below that. As I age and understand better what’s important in life, I realize how trivial professional sports should be to most people. I wouldn’t care less if one or more Chicago professional sports teams decide to move out of state.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Greedy pigs
I used to be a fair-weather White Sox and Hawks fan, but now I’m in whatever category is below that. As I age and understand better what’s important in life, I realize how trivial professional sports should be to most people. I wouldn’t care less if one or more Chicago professional sports teams decide to move out of state.