How The Marlins Stadium Deal Has Changed South Florida

Earlier this month, WLRN hosted a special routable, "Foul Ball! The Future of the Marlins in Miami". I stumbled on the re-broadcast in a Sunday afternoon hour slot. You need to listen to it. Too bad WLRN doesn't engage other sacred cows along the same line. (I'd start with: Big Sugar, poisons people, poisons the Everglades, and poisons democracy.) In particular, Norman Braman makes excellent points along the lines of common sense lacking in our elected officials; especially those who supported this stinker.

I predict the public WILL VOTE AGAINST the Dolphin stadium deal because the well has been poisoned. Public good will for subsidies of wealthy sports team owners evaporated, and although the hustlers and insiders in county government are still firmly in place, feasting at the table of subsidies: the Dolphins turkey will not fly. Not all the huffing, puffing, and threats of Superbowl fortunes vanished will change what happened. Listen.