NFL = National Fascist League
From The Ramparts
Junious Ricardo
Stanton
NFL= National Fascist League
“Fascism should more appropriately be called
Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power” Benito Mussolini
When you look at professional sports, especially pro football
in the US
So
what, what’s the big deal you ask? The big deal is the NFL which according to its
articles of incorporation stands for National Football League should be more
accurately referred to as the National Fascist League! Why are you going there,
why do you say that you ask? Because most if not all of the NFL’s stadiums (as
well as most Major League Baseball and the NBA venues) have been paid for with
tax payer dollars but they carry the names of corporate entities!
You as
a tax payer have helped these franchises become extremely profitable. What I ask
did/do you get out of it? Do you personally receive a check or dividend from
the local team or the NFL? Does the city or county in which the local NFL stadium
is located get any money from the team owner or the NFL?
The
use of taxpayer dollars had to be approved by a governing body. A city council,
county commissioners or a special authority had to approve the measure. In some
circles this is called a public-private partnership. In the case or cases where
and when the private entity or entities (such as a professional sports team or league)
get the major benefit of the deal, it’s not really capitalism per se; it’s really
either socialism or fascism. In the case of the NFL, we the people got the
shaft so it was not socialism. Other than being able to root for the local team
or that particular sport, what did/do you get out of it? How much money do you
get from that arrangement? How has your community benefitted from this deal?
How much does hooping and hollering and wearing a team’s paraphernalia count
and does that pay any of your bills?
Until
two years ago the NFL offices were tax exempt. http://time.com/3839164/nfl-tax-exempt-status/
The NFL office was a 501(c) 6 registered
trade organization. The individual NFL teams pay taxes but the NFL office was
registered as a tax exempt non profit entity. Keep in mind; this designation
had to be approved by the US
What is the probability of you or me as
private citizens or fledgling entrepreneurs being allowed to skirt Justice Department
and IRS rules and regulations?! This clearly shows the power of money and the
nexus between money favorable government treatment which almost inevitably
leads to corruption.
There
is nothing wrong with public private partnerships but they should be a win-win
arrangements that benefit the public in some tangible way just like it puts
millions of dollars in the NFL team owners’ pockets. What do we get out of the
use of our tax dollars?
The
NFL gets paid billions to broadcast their games on the radio, television, (which
until recently were considered publicly owned air space) cable and streaming
services, how much of this money do we get since our tax dollars helped pay for
the venues?! http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/09/news/nfl-sports-stadiums-tax-breaks-taxpayers/index.html
There is also the question of who owns
the airways. In recent years US
In Philadelphia
The
NFL owners recently bent to pressure from Trump and their corporate sponsors
and the owners voted unanimously to arbitrarily and capriciously ban players
from refusing to stand for the Star Spangled Banner or using on-field gestures
of dissent. Trump pressured the NFL to shut down their players much like Adolph
Hitler punished a German soccer team in 1934 for failing to give the Nazi
salute. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/german-football-club-banned-failing-give-nazi-salute/ Do you see any similarities?
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posted by Junious Ricardo Stanton @ 10:50 AM
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