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I'm tired of you Commies hiding behind teachers, firemen etc. Re:Athletes salary
Posted on 9/9/14 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 9/9/14 at 1:52 pm
Athletes get paid millions of dollars because that's what the market has decided is the price of labor. And in a league like the NBA with only 450 employees the labor pool is relatively small and so they'll divide up a large piece of the pie. Don't want them to make so much? Don't watch and as ratings plummet so will TV $ and then salaries. Funny thing is the people who complain the most tend to be the most "free market Americans" I know.
ETA: The hiding behind teachers and firefighters is the usual: "Why don't we pay our teachers, nurses etc that much".
ETA: The hiding behind teachers and firefighters is the usual: "Why don't we pay our teachers, nurses etc that much".
This post was edited on 9/9/14 at 1:54 pm
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Posted on 9/9/14 at 1:53 pm to RedRifle
Too redrifle; didnt read
Posted on 9/9/14 at 1:55 pm to RedRifle
People still complain about athletes being overpaid?
Posted on 9/9/14 at 1:56 pm to RedRifle
I thought about playing in the NHL, but you're on the road so much, you have no time to spend with your wife and kids. And I really want a wife and kids.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 1:58 pm to RedRifle
Athletes earn what they get. Now actors get way too much money. That is why I support pirating.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 2:05 pm to nes2010
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Athletes earn what they get. Now actors get way too much money. That is why I support pirating.
Wow.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 2:07 pm to Freauxzen
quote:I'm like 53% sure he was trolling.
Freauxzen
If he wasn't...
Posted on 9/9/14 at 2:07 pm to nes2010
quote:No, you support pirating because it's such an easy way to get something for nothing.
Athletes earn what they get. Now actors get way too much money. That is why I support pirating.
And you justify it by saying actors get paid too much.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 2:09 pm to RedRifle
Lawlz. Atheletes provide me with hours of entertainment. I don't care how much they make.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 2:10 pm to nes2010
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Now actors get way too much money. That is why I support pirating.
I rest my case!
Posted on 9/9/14 at 2:12 pm to vanburenboy
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I thought about playing in the NHL, but you're on the road so much, you have no time to spend with your wife and kids. And I really want a wife and kids.
Accidentally down voted, but I love a ell placed mike Scott quote
Posted on 9/9/14 at 2:18 pm to RedRifle
Teachers and firemen are public employees. We can actually do something about their payscale by taking it up with your local government. Pro athletes work for a private company and thus we cannot affect their salaries except by not watching their product.
But if people care so much about firemen and teachers not making enough, you can always do something about it.
But if people care so much about firemen and teachers not making enough, you can always do something about it.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 2:25 pm to PrimeTime Money
I do love getting free stuff. And actors have no real skills, unlike athletes.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 2:27 pm to nes2010
quote:Free stuff by stealing.
I do love getting free stuff. And actors have no real skills, unlike athletes.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 2:29 pm to PrimeTime Money
I don't recognize intellectual property rights.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 2:29 pm to RedRifle
i support the players making that money and more. they are the workers of their industry. I'd much rather they get it than the fricking owners.
i do have to explain this sometimes to other liberals but once i do they change their tune pretty quickly. I always, always, always support the players in labor negotiations.
i do have to explain this sometimes to other liberals but once i do they change their tune pretty quickly. I always, always, always support the players in labor negotiations.
This post was edited on 9/9/14 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 9/9/14 at 2:37 pm to nes2010
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I don't recognize intellectual property rights.
Yeah, they are only imbedded in the friggin' Constitution as one of the powers of Congress, but what did those old farts know?
Posted on 9/9/14 at 2:38 pm to nes2010
quote:It doesn't matter what you recognize.
I don't recognize intellectual property rights.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 2:39 pm to nes2010
quote:REPORTER: "What makes you think you're worth all that money?"
actors get way too much money
HUMPHREY BOGART: "Because I can get it."
Posted on 9/9/14 at 2:45 pm to Kafka
Yep, they will get their money, people love entertainment. They just won't get my money. I don't think they will notice though.
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