Everyone knows that the government is starting to cut back on funds that are unnecessary. Democrat Betty McCollum proposed cutting the Pentagon's sponsorship of Nascar and is supported by at least one more house democrat even though this move would break a ten year relationship between the US military and Nascar. In 2010 the US gave $7 million to Nascar in sponsorship and $11.6 million in 2009, which is a lot of money to spend on cars racing around in a circle. I am not a Nascar fan and also feel like this is a waste of money. If the US military decides to no longer sponsor Nascar then Nascar will find other sponsors instead. Nascar is not going to disappear. However, some feel like Nascar is good recruitment for the military since 1 in 3 people in the military are Nascar fans, but I agree with the opinion of those who feel that Nascar did not help them decide to join the military as they watched the go army car drive around the track. These people in the military are just fans, and I think that declining further sponsorship of Nascar would be a wise decision.
http://www.theweek.com/article/index/212262/democrats-vs-nascar
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