A co-worker of mine is an ardent conservative, and constantly rails against welfare. He is also a major sports nut. I ask him how he reconciles his anti-welfare sensibilities with the corporate welfare now going on with such things as Safeco Field in Seattle, and he just sputters something about how it's okay for the public to subsidize (and be taxed for) the support of sports arenas and the like, as they enhance our quality of life and bring revenue to Washington state.
