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Whoever replaces Fabiani...
I doubt if the Chargers expected it to take 20+ years but they never did anything close to the big P.R. push the Padres did to build Petco Park. So I don't think they were trying all that hard to get SD to build them a new stadium. I certainly agree that pro sports teams should pay for their own stadia - but I don't think that will happen unless federal antitrust exemptions are reversed and cities without teams can sue the NFL for antitrust violations.— December 1, 2015 10:30 a.m.
Whoever replaces Fabiani...
I think one could make an argument that building a stadium would provide a positive return on investment to an ownership group. If a team spends $1B on a stadium the value of the franchise may increase by more than $1B. I think the "Jerry's World" Cowboy stadium may be an example. Of course any return to the municipality is small so it's clearly not a good investment for taxpayers. But I think in a lot of cases a stadium could potentially be a good investment for owners.— December 1, 2015 10:25 a.m.
Another problem for DraftKings
If fantasy football gambling hurts traditional mob gambling operations I wonder if the Draft Kings guys might have bigger problems to worry about than class action lawsuits.— November 20, 2015 8:48 p.m.
Another problem for DraftKings
I think the mob ran gambling operations with more integrity than Draft Kings does.— November 20, 2015 8:55 a.m.
Another problem for DraftKings
Thank you for the article, Don. Raises a few interesting questions and one very easy question. 1. Fantasy football in general: Personally I play the yahoo fantasy football. It's a great web interface and it's free unless you make a side bet with your friends. Fantasy football does weird things to one's loyalties. I tend to root more for my players than for the Chargers. Then again, Charger's ownership is clearly loyal only to making $$ by moving to LA so why should I worry about loyalty. 2. Class action lawsuits in general: I say bad bad bad. Just a means for lawyers to make money. Don has some reasonable arguments for why they are sometimes needed. I still say bad. 3. Outlawing gambling in general: It is a vice which can and has destroyed many otherwise good people. Still, I tend to be against laws protecting people from themselves. 4. Is Draft Kings gambling: Obviously.— November 20, 2015 8:52 a.m.
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You do have some valid points there. The CPI tends to be a flawed indicator of inflation and I think that's what the data I posted were based on. I'm going to look into this a little more - I'm not quite sure exactly where I stand.— November 16, 2015 3:35 p.m.
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According to these data minimum wage in 2012 dollars has ranged from about $5.91 / hr to $10.34 / hr https://www.dol.gov/minwage/chart1.htm. What data do you base your claim "If the minimum wage were indexed to inflation it would currently be at $15 an hour" on?— November 14, 2015 11:43 a.m.
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You clearly don't understand the argument so let me state it differently. "the beach" really has nothing to do with the argument so stop bringing it up. The point is that people who can't earn enough to pay their bills in San Diego could move to a place with a lower cost of living but similar wages - even for menial labor. Stop talking about "the beach" it has absolutely nothing to do with the discussion.— November 14, 2015 11:39 a.m.
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jnojr's statement about subsidizing people to live at the beach is essentially correct. You can split hairs if you insist but San Diego County is much closer to the beach and much more expensive than many places - say Texas, Nebraska, Minnesota, etc. Maybe living in, let's say, El Cajon isn't living at the beach but it's a heck of a lot closer to the beach and more expensive than living in Nebraska.— November 12, 2015 9:46 p.m.
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An increase to $10.50 / hr seems reasonable to me but I'm not so sure about $15 / hr. A lot of this issue is directly a result of illegal immigration. 50 years ago landscaping, basic manual labor, and fast food jobs were largely done by teenagers or college students. They didn't expect to be able to raise a family by working at those jobs. Now those types of jobs are largely done by illegal immigrants (or formerly illegal immigrants) who see their minimum wage jobs as careers.— November 12, 2015 12:50 p.m.