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Hoppy

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3. Why do cities continue to compete for bullshit like this?

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2015, 11:57 AM

May 2015

New Jersey taxpayers got suckered for $millions by the NFL on the Super Bowl last year.

We got suckered to pay to have the Devils play in Newark.

The benefit is a few minimum wage jobs selling $5 cokes Nd $7 hot dogs.

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