This past week Mike Brown, owner of the Cincinnati Bengals, voted against a financing plan that would adjust each NFL team's debt ceiling. This is an effort to help out the New York Jets and Giants who are planning to borrow nearly $650 million to build brand new stadiums.
What's fascinating about Mike's vote is his reasoning behind it. He states that he opposes "subsidies of all kinds".
Think back to 1996 when the voters of Hamilton county voted to increase the local sales tax to help subsidize a new stadium for the Bengals and Reds. The monstrosity built for the Bengals (Paul Brown Stadium) ended up costing local tax payers $450 million.
Mike Brown should run for Congress. He'd fit in just perfect in Washington, DC.
What's fascinating about Mike's vote is his reasoning behind it. He states that he opposes "subsidies of all kinds".
Think back to 1996 when the voters of Hamilton county voted to increase the local sales tax to help subsidize a new stadium for the Bengals and Reds. The monstrosity built for the Bengals (Paul Brown Stadium) ended up costing local tax payers $450 million.
Mike Brown should run for Congress. He'd fit in just perfect in Washington, DC.
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