I agree with this 100%, that is why use of tax payer money can’t be considered an investment at all. It is a subsidy to the NFL owners, just calling a spade a spade.
This is such a bad comparison. Libraries loan books to the community for free. Roads are free for the community to use. Spending money on a new stadium will simply allow the owners to charge more for tickets and make more money. The community gets no service, other than the ability to pay more (probably double the price) to attend games.
I agree with you on this point. The identity for the area and the identity of all of us as Bills fans is something I cherish and absolutely do not want to lose. Is it worth putting $1B of tax payer money directly in the owner’s pockets? I think that is the tough question we all have to answer.
This is another really bad point. If we give tax payer money to ownership to pay for a new stadium, is there any reason they won’t charge the absolute maximum they can and still sell out the stadium? Tickets will be set at the exact same price whether or not tax payer money is used.