If I recall right the Public Golf Courses were Pri...

2013-11-23T10:08:05.736-05:00

If I recall right the Public Golf Courses were Privatized and still are. Privatization these days means exactly what you said Patronage under a different name for the select few. Then we have the Mega-Media praising these so called Public-Private Partnerships.

John Ketzenberger in an article in the Business section of The Star last Sunday praised the Management of the Pacers and Colts for their winning ways. He makes a passing reference in one paragraph about "the steep Public subsidies they command."

Ketzenberger states further, "What if the rest of Corporate America were more like the Colts, Pacers, Fever and Indians? Think how much stronger the economy would be if more companies let common sense drive decisions, rater than the dollars and cents listed in quarterly financial statements."

It is hard to believe Ketzenberger can make statements like these. First the NFL, and NBA are monopolies - you must be "anointed" to join it. Second at least here in Indy, the costs of the stadiums and the maintenance are socialized among the tax payers. Third, the Profits are kept by the owners. The teams do not release ANY Financial Statements for the Public to see.

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If I recall right the Public Golf Courses were Pri...