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As Browns consider Columbus, are taxpayer-funded sports facilities a good deal?

(John Kuntz, cleveland.com)

WASHINGTON -- Do you enjoy your seats at Browns games, or have fun taking the kids to watch training camp? Thank the taxpayers.

Citizens of Columbus might thank all Ohio taxpayers in the future, if Ohio legislators use public money for a new athletic training facility for the Browns near Ohio State University. The controversy is brewing, with a taxpayer provision buried in a new state spending bill.

Never mind the civic pride or hurt, or the hassles of driving to Columbus to watch training. Is it smart to spend taxpayer money for professional sports?