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They played in a little stadium, smaller than the one we have here in Rochester, New York, and of course couldn’t make any money. 0.800

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 Interview 🏷️ Finance , Sports

Simplified: The Texas Rangers played in a small stadium and could not make money.

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5 days ago
We’ve had a big rise in urban violence because of the vacuum being filled by young people who no longer have these organized activities. 0.700

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 Interview 🏷️ Crime , Social

Simplified: There has been a rise in urban violence because young people lack organized activities.

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President Bush, who will go down in history as the great tax cutter, owes almost all of his fortune to a tax increase that was funneled into his pocket. 0.800

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 Interview 🏷️ Government , Finance , Taxation

Simplified: President Bush owes almost all his fortune to a tax increase.

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We’ve cut and cut and cut those programs to fund two different subsidies: one to sports teams’ owners, one that goes to Tyco, General Electric, Honeywell and some other big companies. 0.800

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 Interview 🏷️ Government , Finance , Social

Simplified: The US has cut youth programs to fund subsidies to sports teams owners and big companies.

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5 days ago
We used to have all sorts of programs in this country after World War II for young men and young women on Saturdays and during the summer and school holidays, where even if you didn’t have any money —... 0.900

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 Interview 🏷️ Social , Historical

Simplified: After World War II the US had programs for young people on Saturdays summer and school holidays.

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The rise of urban gangs and now suburban gangs is connected to this. 0.700

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 Interview 🏷️ Crime , Social

Simplified: Rise of urban gangs and suburban gangs is connected to starving public parks for money.

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We are starving our public parks for money. 0.900

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 Interview 🏷️ Government , Social

Simplified: Public parks are being starved for money.

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5 days ago
New York City, the biggest city in the country, there are two baseball teams, because there’s no free entry into the market. 0.900

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 News Article 🏷️ Business , Sports

Simplified: New York City has two baseball teams because there's no free entry into the market.

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5 days ago
There are thirteen commercial soccer teams in the London area. 0.900

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 News Article 🏷️ Business , Sports

Simplified: London area has thirteen commercial soccer teams.

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5 days ago
The big four leagues are exempt from the laws of competition. 0.900

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 News Article 🏷️ Business , Legal , Government

Simplified: Big four sports leagues are exempt from laws of competition.

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5 days ago
It accounts for all of the profits of that industry and more. 0.800

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Finance , Business

Simplified: Sports subsidies account for all profits of that industry and more.

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5 days ago
We are spending $2 billion a year subsidizing the big four sports: baseball, basketball, football and hockey. 0.900

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Finance , Government

Simplified: United States spends $2 billion a year subsidizing big four sports.

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5 days ago
The new owners of the Washington Nationals baseball team in Washington, D.C., paid $450 million for the team. 0.900

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 News Article 🏷️ Business , Finance

Simplified: Washington Nationals new owners paid $450 million for the team.

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5 days ago
The subsidy they’re getting for the new stadium is worth $611 million. 0.900

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 News Article 🏷️ Business , Finance , Government

Simplified: Washington Nationals subsidy for new stadium is worth $611 million.

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5 days ago
Rudy Giuliani gave $50 million to the two teams for that purpose. 0.900

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Government , Finance

Simplified: Rudy Giuliani gave $50 million to two teams for lobbying.

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5 days ago
The City of New York gave them money to lobby against the taxpayers to get more money. 0.800

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Government , Finance

Simplified: New York City gave money to lobby against taxpayers for more money.

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5 days ago
The New York Mets are getting over $600 million. 0.900

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 News Article 🏷️ Business , Finance , Government

Simplified: New York Mets are getting over $600 million.

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5 days ago
We have created in the United States, largely in the last thirty years, a whole series of programs — a few of them explicit, many of them deeply hidden — that take money from the pockets of the poor a... 0.800

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Finance , Politics , Government

Simplified: United States programs in last thirty years funnel money from poor and middle class to wealthiest people.

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5 days ago
George Steinbrenner is getting over $600 million for the new Yankee Stadium in New York. 0.900

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 News Article 🏷️ Business , Finance , Government

Simplified: George Steinbrenner is getting over $600 million for new Yankee Stadium.

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5 days ago
Of each dollar people earned in 2005, the top ten percent got 48.5 cents, the highest percentage since 1929, just before the Great Depression. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Finance , Statistics

Simplified: In 2005 top ten percent earned 48.5 cents of each dollar highest since 1929.

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