Sports Stadiums: Temples to Crony Capitalism

Tags: Big Government, Taxes and Spending

10/14/2014 Salmaan A. Khan

Although it’s clear that they offer no economic net benefit, American cities are building taxpayer-funded sports stadiums every chance they get. Billionaire team owners and politicians benefit greatly while ordinary taxpayers do less well, writes Salmaan A. Khan. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Keith Hocker.

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