In turn, those people spend money in the local economy and everyone pays state and local taxes . Jobs created Not only will these newly employed people be living and spending money within our community, but other people will be coming into our community to view these games. One study states that, the main reason for the overall increase is that many more people are expected to go to the games in a new stadium and spend more money once they get there. While 1.4 million people attended Twins games in the Metrodome in 1996, the study forecasts that about 2.5 million people would annually attend Twins games in a new ballpark. O Sullivan said that the attendance projections are based on what has happened at new ballparks in Baltimore and Cleveland.
Many people don t want excess tax money to pay for new stadiums.
They would rather see the money go to other things such as health care and education. The stadiums do have benefits besides the obvious though. One of the more tangible benefits of professional sports is the impact on charitable contributions. The teams often make contributions to charities and educational programs. By having the stadiums and using the excess tax money to pay for them the organizations will still get the money, only in a different way.