That's not the premise of the article that the OP posted. Nor is there "selective outrage" in the post--or maybe I missed it?
Anyway, I pointed out that the Yankees had a huge federal subsidy--but that is not the topic of this article or this thread. The article clearly states in the beginning that the State and the County are providing 1 billion (reportedly), not the federal government. That's literally the subject of the article--that it would easily be the biggest NY state and local funding of a stadium.
If NYS/Erie were to offer instead, say 450- 500 million, there would be no article...and less public "outrage".