Frankly, it's surprising it took New York State governor Andrew Cuomo this long to advocate for private funding. At NFL meetings last week, several league owners made it known that a new stadium was key to keeping the Buffalo Bills in Western New York. Now, Cuomo says the Bills - and not the taxpayers of New York State - should pay for it.
"If we had to go to a new stadium, my opening position would be, ‘great. New stadium. Privately financed.' I agree that the less government money, the better - if we had to go in that direction in the first place," Cuomo told The Buffalo News.
As part of his posturing, Cuomo sought any way to defend the withholding of state money. Even though it's flimsy, the governor brought up other areas of the state.
"Other parts of the state say ‘how about us?' There's an equity argument," Cuomo said.
"But if it was essential, I would support it," Cuomo concluded. "Now, the devil is in the details. Where? How much? It's not just government money. It would be private money, also."
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