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I would say that taxpayers should only consider subsidies if they receive some type of ownership in the team in return. It's ridiculous that owners want to ask when the values of their holdings only go up when they build new stadiums. You only have to look at Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys as an example. I guess I admire the rival Green Bay Packers for their public ownership in that regards, even though I am a NY Giants fan and did root (a little at least) for the Bears when I lived in Chicago in the 1980s.