Commerical Militarism is Pricey: Uncle Sam Paying Millions to NFL to Promote Warfare State

By Josie Wales “I’ll Pay You To Salute Me”: Government Takes Hard Line On NFL

For those unaware, the National Football League operates as a type of legal monopoly thanks to a political situation so cozy it makes the cable companies and Big Pharma look like rogue enemies of the state.
The NFL pays no taxes. Billionaires own all but one of these teams (the Green Bay Packers are owned by shareholders), and unlike with other sports, every NFL team makes a profit. The NFL itself is classified as a 501(c)6, much like your local Chamber of Commerce. Therefore, they don’t have to give the …read more

Source:: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/ill-pay-salute-me-government-takes-hard-line-nfl/