LA Rams Should Pay Back Public Funds to Missouri, Sen. McCaskill Says
14th January 2016
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) is planning to introduce legislation that would require sports franchises who have received public financing for their stadiums and other projects to pay back those funds if they “prematurely” relocate to another city.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that McCaskill, channeling the rage felt by many of her constituents in the Show-Me State over the NFL’s decision to allow Rams owner Stan Kroenke to move his team from St. Louis to Los Angeles, wants to make sure the public is “treated fairly” if a team subsidized by taxpayer dollars decides to skip town before the bills are paid off, which is the case with the Rams.
Apparently the taxpayers of Missouri are still on the hook for $100 million for the stadium that the Rams are leaving behind. Just terrible, the way some people just won’t stay bought.