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The course text and lesson for this unit discusses strategies that local governments and cities employ to promote economic development. Prominent strategies include the courting of professional sports franchises and the financing of new sports facilities (stadiums, arenas, etc.). Do you think that building new sports facilities is a good strategy for promoting economic development? Should taxpayers be responsible for paying for the construction costs, for example, tax increases that are earmarked for facility construction? Why, or why not?

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The United States is in the midst of a sports construction boom as stadiums are proving to be great boosters of the economy. Most cities are investing heavily in sports stadiums to attract and retail major league franchises. This is because sports facilities and teams stimulate cities’ economic growth.

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