Public funding for new stadiums keeps ballooning—Las Vegas just committed $750 million to the Raiders' Allegiant Stadium, and cities like St. Louis are still paying off debt for a dome that's now demolished. I've seen the economic impact reports funded by team owners, but independent studies rarely show the promised job growth or tax revenue. So should taxpayers keep subsidizing billionaire-owned franchises, or is that money better spent on roads, schools, and housing? I'm leaning NO, but I'd like to hear if anyone has evidence of a stadium deal that actually paid off for the public.