I'm not sure that the average Sox fan understands that when "these greedy billionaires" ask for "money", they are usually asking for a partial sales, property and use tax rebate (often times upfront) that the stadium will generate.
This is common with tons of new construction. Guys that build even the most innocuous projects want incentives.
A suburb gave me free land and a 30 year property tax abatement to build my business there. They approached me with the idea.
They aren't filming half of the television content in Chicago because Hollywood likes deep dish.
Just a heads up, not saying Jerry isn't an asshole, but this is standard operating procedure, especially when you don't even want a new stadium, just a new lease on the current stadium.