[BostonCard]

This is true.  But you get a tax donation for a donation regardless of whether you buy tickets, no?

From Stanford's (and fan's perspectives), it makes economic sense to charge a nominal price for tickets (which are expenses and thus not tax deductible) and require "donations", which are considered charitable and at least partially tax deductible.  Than to have high ticket prices and no donations.  In essence, the federal government subsidizing season tickets for Stanford football fans.

From a fiscal/economic perspective, this is absolute lunacy.  Whatever you might think of tax policy, using it to subsidize season tickets to college football games makes zero sense.

BC

[BostonCard]

This is true.  But you get a tax donation for a donation regardless of whether you buy tickets, no?

From Stanford's (and fan's perspectives), it makes economic sense to charge a nominal price for tickets (which are expenses and thus not tax deductible) and require "donations", which are considered charitable and at least partially tax deductible.  Than to have high ticket prices and no donations.  In essence, the federal government subsidizing season tickets for Stanford football fans.

From a fiscal/economic perspective, this is absolute lunacy.  Whatever you might think of tax policy, using it to subsidize season tickets to college football games makes zero sense.

BC