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Strongly agree.

Maybe okay to discuss the Super Bowl or World Cup final or some similar major sports event. Maybe.

But instead, this particular submission appears to simply highlight cynical maneuvering and posturing by billionaires and corrupt special interests. On all sides.

Edit: someone flagged it. Good. I didn't, but I'm glad to see that others also feel strongly against this submission.

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I have to disagree - the Patriots winning the Superbowl or Brazil winning the World Cup are not events that "gratify one's intellectual curiosity." A tussle between the Premier League and the leading football clubs in England is fascinating for a number of reasons.

People in this country love football and this proposal raises an important question - to what degree should governments intervene when the free market is working against the preferences of the electorate.

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