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[–] venmome10cents@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

the "brings in local jobs" argument only makes sense when you consider that most political terms are 2 or 4 years. The opportunity to immediately "add" 1000+ construction jobs for 18 months is relatively easy compared to building up sustainable long-term industries.

And just in time for the team to want a newer stadium.

[–] BobanTheGiant@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Plus there’s no long term jobs gained because all of the day of game staff would also work at the old stadium. And that’s 9-10 days tops per year. So “part-time” work that equal 3% of the entire year lol

[–] dotelze@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This isn’t really what bringing in jobs is about. It’s for the area around the stadium, such as bars and restaurants

[–] BobanTheGiant@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

And as unbiased economists continue to prove for the last 20 years, your claim is time and time again proven false.

[–] myassholealt@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

And the minimum wage jobs for working concessions and security/ushering it brings during the season is not really something to celebrate as a great return on investment. Besides, those jobs also already exist at the current stadium/arena.