Sports
12 days left
Professional athletes are grossly overpaid compared to essential workers
Market value vs social value: are priorities wrong?
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1 day ago
These salaries are possible because ticket prices are insane and cities build stadiums with tax money. We're all subsidizing this excess.
1 day ago
This is exactly my experience too. Couldn't have said it better.
1 day ago
A guy who throws a ball makes 400x what a teacher makes. Meanwhile teachers are buying school supplies out of pocket. Our values are completely broken.
1 day ago
The same team owners crying poor and asking for public stadium funding are paying players $300 million. Something doesn't add up.
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1 day ago
Entertainers have always been paid well - actors, musicians, athletes. It's not new. We value entertainment. That's human nature.
1 day ago
Athletic careers average like 4-5 years and destroy your body. Most of these guys need that money to last 50 more years.
1 day ago
Athletes get paid what the market will bear. They create value that people voluntarily pay for. Nobody forces you to buy tickets or jerseys.
1 day ago
I'm genuinely undecided. Both sides make some good points.