The Chicago Bears board of directors has voted to advance plans for a new stadium in Hammond, Indiana, after a century based in Illinois. The move would end the team's long-term tenancy at Soldier Field. Multiple news outlets have reported the internal authorization to explore the site.
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The move illustrates teams extracting subsidies while shifting costs to taxpayers and highlights interstate competition that weakens labor standards.
“Upward wealth transfer and race-to-the-bottom dynamics”
Illinois fiscal mismanagement and high taxes are driving the franchise to a more business-friendly Indiana environment.
“Rewards for prudent governance and limits of legacy loyalty”
Jurisdictional competition benefits private decisions but is undermined when projects seek tax-increment financing or eminent domain.
“Voluntary sorting versus coercive extraction”
All three views overstate the relocation's interstate significance because Hammond stays inside the Chicago market and the vote is only preliminary.
“Thin evidence base and NFL monopoly power”
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