# Should sports arenas be left to the private sector?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 1, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-sports-arenas-be-left-to-the-private-sector/764672 "2016-09-01T16:48:40Z")\
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> [@ISiddiqui](#):
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> Obviously a lot of elected officials are scared to let sports teams go because they feel it would mean their jobs.

The threat of moving used to be a very real one, but all the markets worth being in are already occupied by franchises. If the Bears said, “build us a stadium or else”, I’d say, “go ahead and move”. Where could they possibly go that would be better than Chicago?

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