Redskins Mayor Trying To Get Team Back To D.C.

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Originally Posted by SC Skins Fan

Can the re-built RFK be built to the same specs as Qwest Field? I'd like to see the team back in the District, though I must say that I worry when cities like D.C., with so many pressing needs, subsidize billionaire owners with lavish stadium/infrastructure deals. I'm very skeptical that such moves ever work out in the favor of anyone other than the owners (and maybe the politicians who get good publicity from it). But I'm no economist ... If Jim Schwartz were the coach he'd know the answer.

Well when you have 65,000 people coming to your city to spend money it should be good for everyone. Times that by 10 (yes thats 2 playoff games at home "Go Fassell" had to say that) thats 650,000 people spending on transportation, rooms , food, beer, etc... It might not pay off right away with the extra tax money coming in but it will in time and become an assest not a liability.