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Greg Casar: “Taxpayers and fans get screwed oftentimes by these deals…”

Featuring: Greg Casar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 35

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Greg Casar Proposes Giving Locals First Dibs To Buy Pro Sports Teams Before They Move

Published | Video Starts at 01:33

We all are watching right now where the Chicago Bears are threatening to move to Indiana. And at the end of the day, Taxpayers and fans get screwed oftentimes by these deals because the billionaire owners demand a huge amount of tax money if they're not allowed, if they're. When they threaten to move. And instead, we should put more power in the hands of fans and local taxpayers. Senator Bernie Sanders, he's working with you on this legislation. (01:33–01:47)

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Asserts that billionaire owners often demand significant tax money by threatening to move teams.

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