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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
I like how you posted that Deadspin article New Era, because it it shows what a terrible deal for Cobb County it was. They have to pay nearly $9 million to the Braves a year for 30 years basically for the right to have them play in Cobb County. There's also a link in the same article showing Cobb County has to lay off or furlough teachers because of revenue shortages. So yeah, thanks for proving these deals are generally atrocious for the moronic counties that do them.
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Just to highlight how terrible this financial situation is, I believe Cobb County receives the most federal dollars of any county in the US.