Buffalo Bills demand taxpayers fund a new stadium or they will leave

[Melensdad]

You'd think the MAFIA would be able to take lessons from professional sports teams and the extortion they racket they have mastered.

Why do taxpayers, often eagerly, so easily fall for this form of extortion?

Buffalo Bills reportedly eyeing move to Austin, TX

The Buffalo Bills are reportedly looking at a move to Austin, TX if they are unable to secure a new home venue in Buffalo.

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Buffalo Bills reportedly eyeing move to Austin, TX​

Buffalo Bills owners Terry and Kim Pegula are looking for a public-funded stadium​

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The Buffalo Bills are reportedly looking at a move to Austin, TX if they are unable to secure a new home venue in Buffalo.​

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On Sunday, Terry and Kim Pegula, proprietors of the Buffalo Bills, announced that they would be seeking full funding for a new stadium for the Bills through taxpayer money. Talks between the Pegulas and New York state took a turn when the ownership announced — shortly after they submitted their taxpayer-centered proposition — that the team would consider moving to Austin if their bid is not accepted.​

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ESPN’s Seth Wickersham tweeted, "An ownership source tells me that Austin is a possible destination—or threat—as one of the ‘other cities elsewhere that desire an NFL franchise and would pay handsomely for it.'"​

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Other metropolitan cities — including Orlando, Sacramento, Portland — are also keen on acquiring an NFL franchise, so an exodus from Buffalo is possible, even if the news sounds like a vapid ultimatum. The pressure falls on New York state to find a comprehensive funding approach to fulfill the owners’ request for an upgrade.​

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Plans have been proposed to move the team from Highmark Stadium, the current home of the Bills, either by building a new stadium at the same location or by moving to a neighboring venue within the state.​

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The current contract between the Bills and Highmark Stadium is set to end in 2023, so if the Pegulas can’t come to an agreement on a new stadium in Buffalo, Highmark, which first opened in 1973, may be put to rest in just two short years.​

 

[FrancSevin]

Sport team owners have been doing this crap for years. making people, who already pay ridiculous ticket, beer and food prices, fund their fancy new stadiums. Meanwhile the advertising claims their allegiance to the fans and pride in the home city. Oddly bragging on tradition as they demand something new and shiny.

Essentially saying" we get what we want or we'll take our ball and go..." I say let 'em go.

It's all about money.

Here in St louis, the football Cardinals held the city out for such ransoms most every year until we told them to piss off. The baseball Cardinals did the same so we tore down the prettiest ballpark in the country to build a new on on the excuse there weren't enough bathrooms. We didn't need a new $200,000,000 stadium, just a $20,000 plumber. Lots of contractors go rich, along with the owners, and the fans now pay more to see a mediocre team of millionaires play a kid's game and pay $10.00 for a hot dog.

You might notice some negativity here on my part. I haven't watched pro sports on any venue for decades. Spoiled millionaires demanding more. A true dichotomy of the rich exploiting the poor.