What are we willing to pay for?
Today I heard Frank DeFord talking on NPR about public funds for sports stadia.
Now, I live in a town that’s a poster child for ill-conceived sports facilities, but the ridiculousness of Miller Park and that hapless Bewers notwithstanding, the question arises:
Why, when we are less willing to pay for public goods like roads and education, are we more likely than ever as a nation to spend public funds sports facilities?