King on St. Cloud's National Hockey Center.
Stacey Brook on investment in the Olympics. The most important point that Stacey makes, in my opinion is this:
Remember, these are publically financed construction projects. So, in essence the local or state government is saying, let's use your tax dollars to reduce your income, or atleast not make you economically better off. In a time where there are so many public needs, the payback from public sports stadium construction is so low compared to other publically funded programs such as Head Start. James Heckman, Nobel Laurete in economics has stated that, "... America under-invests in the early years of its disadvantaged children. Redirecting additional funds toward the early years, before the start of traditional schooling, is a sound investmetn in the productivity and safety of our society."
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