Chargers Lose Their Leverage

[Think4Yourself]

Originally Posted by hitman619

Chargers lost their leverage way before LA stadium melt down.
Alex/Dean trying to get property to developed hotels/condominiums is what kinda kill the deal here!

As it should! Their claim that "we don't want any cash from taxpayers but we do want them to give us $1 billion in free land" just doesn't pass the smell test. They wanted to steal $1 billion in public property and that, rightly, should be a no-go. They can either pay for their own new stadium or be happy with the one taxpayers gave them free of charge.

[WantToHaveALife]

Originally Posted by Think4Yourself

Good. I'm tired of those fraudsters always trying to steal money from the taxpayers. If the 49'ers can build a stadium without public money then so can the Chargers. They need to justify their own continued economic existence without constantly trying to pick the taxpayer's pocket.

i don't really think they had any leverage to begin with because California, especially Southern California, has a long tradition of flat-out refusing to use public-funds, taxpayer dollars to build new stadiums

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Originally Posted by WantToHaveALife

i don't really think they had any leverage to begin with because California, especially Southern California, has a long tradition of flat-out refusing to use public-funds, taxpayer dollars to build new stadiums

But ticket guarantees are another thing.