Football and the State . . . .

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The Statist Bureaucracy Called Pro Football

Many libertarians don't like to question the decisions of "private" businesses. Yet little about the NFL is private or compatible with free markets. Most of the league's stadiums are heavily subsidized by state and municipal governments. The NFL enjoys special tax and antitrust privileges. And a good deal of the league's revenue and political authority is derived from intellectual property.
-Skip Oliva

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