Monday, October 6, 2014



What is up with folks grumbling about how much professional athletes make? Have they ever seen the sea of red from an aerial view of a Chief's game? Or the maniacal behavior of KC fans over the Royals actually playing ball in October? Do they have a clue what it takes to make it as a professional athlete or how hard it is to last on that level? Do they really believe that those who put together a winning team is something anyone can do?

Do those who feel it's unfair think the hotdog guy should share more in the profit? Or that just everyone should get a cut? Do they realize the caliber of success it takes to have people wait in lines shelling out 50 dollars a pop for the nosebleed section? Could someone explain to them the definition of capitalism or the concept of supply and demand?

Maybe we should divvy the money up among the masses or better yet let Obama handle that. I think we all agree this spreading the wealth around thing is working out real well. Under his administration there are far more gazillionaires, a ton of less middle men, and a country full of food stampers. Yeah, let the government make it more fair. It is just too bad that the doers in this country are losing their ambition because their money is being passed around to the gimmes. So much for the working man's friend.

What if the desire to succeed in sports diminishes as well? Oh the horror. Diminish enough that the crowds would get smaller, the trading less ruthless, the play less spectacular, the wins fewer, the competitive spirit less annoying to the point where no one will even care so much anymore. Sunday schedules would become wide open!

It is true that capping pro-athletes salaries makes perfect sense when it comes to overall income fairness. It makes even more sense, however, to choose who can become athletes, doctors, or laborers. Why should only a few get the best jobs? Everyone's salary should be equal or at least a lot more fair.  While we are at it, let's leave the name and mascot decisions of all athletic teams to be decided by the ACLU or the cast of msnbc. They don't offend anyone, or at least anyone who matters.

After all, who needs a bunch of grown men getting rich playing ball anyway.
It's not like America is obsessed with it.

It's not Like we're a bunch of fanatics.

 

 
 
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