• MonkeMischief@lemmy.today
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    9 months ago

    Is this meme reporting live from Las Vegas, Nevada?

    Because putting a stupid underground concrete bendy-straw full of manual-driving Teslas instead of…a subway system, and building like 8 more stadiums that shut down traffic and give us nothing but $600 concert tickets on Ticketmaster …is totally this city’s jam right now.

  • AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Team owners: “We’re just humble billionaires and we care so much about your state. The team is part of the community… Now subsidize our massively profitable business or we’ll move the team.”

    I’ll never understand why fans are die hard loyal to franchises that screw them at every possible opportunity. Insane ticket prices, seat license fees (which are somehow different than tickets?), insane concession prices, ads on everything- it hurts my brain.

  • eclectic_electron@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    But the stadium will bring so much economic benefit to the city! Well get at least 4 new fast food restaurants hiring only minimum wage workers, and a small boost in hotel revenue!

    Transit won’t bring any return on investment. Only poor people use transit and they don’t have any money. And if someone who has a car does use transit that’s hurting the economy! Think of the poor gas station owners and car dealers!

    /S /S /S /S /S

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      9 months ago

      This is actually pretty accurate to how big oil, auto manufacturers and sports owners who are friends could operate.

  • Cows Look Like Maps@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    City: spends 100k out of $1B of transit budget on installing barriers for separated bike lanes.

    My car-dependant city: tHeY sPeNt ToO mUcH oN bIkE lAnEs