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Super Bowl Welfare

Sports stadiums receive billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies, including the recent Oakland Raiders venue in Las Vegas, which pocketed $700 million, and Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, which received $750 million.  Economists who study the tax subsidies say that little or none of the money make it back to taxpayers. It turns out that 12 NFL teams have actually profited from stadium subsidies alone. So taxpayers, most of whom never attend a game, are subsidizing billionaires. Sound like a scam? John Stossel investigates in the following presentation.

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Billionaire Extravagance

It’s nice to be rich. Just ask some of the planet’s billionaires, who can lay out the cash in the most eccentric manner. Take Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, an avid automobile collector, who spent $48 million on his 38th addition to his garage–a diamond-encrusted Mercedes Benz. Among other jewels, the car is decorated with Swarovski crystals. The body, the tailpipe, the wheel rims, the logo and even the door handles are covered in diamonds. Top Trending features nine other “toys” purchases by the richest of the richest.

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