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Kicking and screaming over soccer stadium
Delware County Councilman Andy Lewis is fighting against taxpayer funding for the proposed soccer stadium in Chester, noting (among other things) that Major League Soccer might go under, leaving a stadium with no tenant.
The fact of the matter is that taxpayer-funded sports stadiums don’t produce new jobs, spur economic growth, or “pay for themselves” – even when they aren’t empty bowls.
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