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Originally Posted by FiftyBelow
Any counter studies that reveal otherwise? This is the problem if I have with the arguments in favor of public funding. (Full disclosure, I support some level of public funding). The amounts of funding CSEC have asked for have not been backed up by solid data to support the economic claims. When an entity is asking for public funding the onus is on them to justify it. This bar has yet to be met, and for good reason. There really aren't any studies out there--to my knowledge--to support the economic claims put forth by pro sports franchises.
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I have seen a couple that are more inclusive of the potential benefits. And of course, they are always labelled as biased by those that believe the benefits don't exist.
Most research papers, in my experience, tend to find what they are looking for (i.e. conclude what they wanted to conclude).