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Originally Posted by SeattleUte
Disney World is a completely inapt comparison. I daresay Disney World indubitably transformed Orlando's tax base, economy, etc. For sports teams, this concept is mythology. Cities don't give businesses hard cash "all the time." That's bullshit. They may give certain tax concessions or sell land cheaply (I guess) to get a company like Boeing to change their headquarters, but again, that's far more momentous than having an NBA team.
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Agreed.
Disneyworld transformed the Orlando economy whereas NBA franchises never do.
Where would Orlando be without Disney?
Where will Seattle be without a sports franchise? Not economically poorer. May the NBA fold for all I care, it's a worthless piece of crap. It's bunch wealthy businessmen basically playing with public financing laughing at the stupid taxpayers.
Good for Seattle.