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Originally Posted by girth6
listen man and listen closely. yes sports are a billions of dollar industry but we cant let our athletes be the real heroes of society. they arent equipped and smart enough to actually run a country. bernie doesnt have those types of connected. jeter and paul oneil would be horrible at passing laws and bills and i just dont think athletes really have a place in politics in general.
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Some sports are heavily subsidized by government (particularly football in the US). Olympics usually leaves it's host city worse off economically.