More and more businesses have signs, emails and posts saying they are going to be closed today. Should it just be declared a national holiday?
More and more businesses have signs, emails and posts saying they are going to be closed today. Should it just be declared a national holiday?
No, sports are a drain on our economy and steal government funds from those that need it.
For example: https://lemmy.world/post/11792459
I think there are two components to this. The first use the sport itself, and I believe they are a net positive both socially and financially. They second is public money used to fund stadiums. That I have a huge issue with. No public funds should be used to fund stadiums.
Stadiums are used for more than just one teams events. People even used one stadium to survive a natural disaster in recent history. It’s a complicated arrangement but the net positive is worth the sports teams getting what appears to be sweetheart deals.
The Superbowl is predicted to generate 17 billion in economic activity
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-bowl-2024-las-vegas-economic-impact/