It’s all part of the bread-and-circus mentality in this country.
Expand the dole without limit, give the plebes big stadiums to watch millionaires toss a ball around, and everyone is happy, and there’s no need to pay much attention to any of the behind-the-scene details.
A disturbing number of people, who are otherwise conservative, including influential talk-show hosts, turn a blind eye to this professional sports scam, and somehow consider it to be conservative to be professional sports fans, and even admirers of the team owners who extort taxpayer money.