Let's all help poor Jerry.

There's just something about the government taking my money and using it for the benefit of Jerry Jones that really irks me. The State of Texas has designated $31.2 million dollars in sales tax revenue to help him pay for Super Bowl security and the Super Bowl host committee expenses. I've always had a lot of respect for Roger Staubach, but I think he's nuts on this one. He says the taxpayers "won't be hurt on this." Really? Do you really think we'll make $31.2 million in sales tax off the Super Bowl? It will take Super Bowl visitors spending half a billion dollars to do that. If Cowboy Stadium holds 80,000 people, that means every person has to spend $6,237.50. That's not per family, mind you -- that's per person. And how do you prove that someone who ate at a particular restaurant or shopped in a particular store was there because of the Super Bowl? You can't -- it's all speculation. And it's all in furtherance of making poor old Jerry a little richer with my money.

"State kicking in $31M for game." The Dallas Morning News; March 13, 2010; p. 1A.