Nascar Pros And Cons

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The United States Department of Defense is giving NASCAR $80 to $100 million dollars as sponsorship. This is a yearly amount of money being spent for just one NASCAR team. The reason the U.S. Department of Defense does it is to have NASCAR promote their activities and help recruit new people. The U.S. Department of Defense spokesman says that they are getting more recruits and support from these sponsorship, but the U.S. Congress is arguing that there is no tangible proof. The U.S. Congress is trying to pass a bill that forces a cut in the spending on behalf of the Department of Defense. When the U.S. Congress asked why, they said, “But $20 million for one NASCAR team? Have we lost our minds?” (http://www.politico.com, DOD’s NASCAR Spending

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