Government admits it subsidizes pro sports

[ShootSpeeders]

I bet the same thing is done with movies. Obama gives studios money for making films that make govt look good.

The Pentagon Paid Millions to Pro Sports Teams for Military Tributes

nov 4 2015 That time 80 members of the National Guard unfurled an American flag on the turf during an Atlanta Falcons football game? You paid for that. That on-field swearing-in ceremony for soldiers at a New York Mets game? You paid for that, too.

That’s because the Department of Defense paid at least $6.8 million in taxpayer money to professional sports teams for military tributes over the last few years, according to a new report by U.S. Senators John McCain (R) and Jeff Flake (R), both of Arizona.

The document shows that 72 of the 122 contracts between the Pentagon and pro sports teams issued since fiscal 2012 contained items dubbed “paid patriotism.” These events included enlistment and re-enlistment ceremonies, as well as those emotionally-charged reunions in which a service member surprises his or her family on camera, drawing many tears in the arena.

Overall, the department spent $53 million on marketing and advertising contracts with sports teams since 2012, but that figure also included genuine outreach campaigns like stadium banners and enlistment tents.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Duh. Was there ever any doubt when they use tax monies to build sports stadiums?

 

[ClosedCaption]

Paid Patriotism out of our tax dollars. What a perfect way to describe the Military Propaganda.

 

[Moonglow]

But they bitch cause poor people get welfare...