More Rules to Make the Rich Even Richer

New Republican-sponsored legislation that has gained preliminary approval in both the House and the Senate will increase the value of professional sports teams by tens of millions of dollars, thus benefitting the billionaire owners of these franchises. According to a New York Times story on this matter: "Two directors at Lehman Brothers, the investment bank, who specialize in sports banking and tax policy said the change could add 5 percent to sports franchise values. If so, it would represent a $2 billion windfall to franchise values, which totaled $41 billion in 2002, according to Forbes magazine." Meanwhile, President Bush made a surprise campaign visit to the training camp of the Cleveland Browns on Saturday. Although this meat-and-bones football team has traditionally symbolized the aspirations of working class Northern Ohio, the team's current pedigree is decidedly upper-echelon. The team is now owned by Randy Lerner, owner of MBNA (the huge financial company which was the biggest corporate contributor to the the 2000 Bush campaign). Who said politics is a fair game?

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