It's a supply and demand issue really. Sports are profitably, especially football in America. If they are making enough money, they should be payed well, considering it's extremely difficult to become a professional athlete. If people were really outraged by how much the players were payed then they would not go to games, purchase merchandise, or watch the games on TV. Since that's not gonna happen any time soon they will continue to be payed extremely well, and as it should in a free market.
People with millions in disposable income want more money? Let me get my handkerchief. I thought we were arguing about whether (ethically) they SHOULD be paid exuberantly, not what 'average-joe-dipshit' likes to do with his time.
I understand that it is hard to be a progressional athlete, but it used to he more for the glory than the pay check. The Olympics... [br][/br]Edited by merge: I'd come back as a leopard or panther. Not a lion because **** that ****.
I'd be a falcon... ****in dope. What animal kills a falcon? None, man. Except man, and other *****-ass dipshit douchbag falcons that don't know how to just chill.
I'm not arguing the ethical decision of them wanting more money, but more or less the economic decision. If there are extreme profits for a certain business one should be making the money for that, I don't agree with them raising ticket prices or merchandise prices. It can be argued, but I believe the players are the people that are actually making the money, you don't get a Bears Jersey that says Lovee Smith on the back. Asking for a larger share of the profits is greedy yes, but imagine the businessmen that already hold a large share, and it's not being split between a whole team. I don't think they should get paid more per say (although getting a larger share would have that happen) but where where would the profits go? That's what I am curious about, and that's what related to my second paragraph, they have large profits in thanks to the average joe, so should you give the profits back to the public? No, that'd be an awful business strategy. Sports are businesses, large ones at that. Maybe they athletes are seemingly overpaid, but I believe it's a little bit of jealousy that you can't have the same disposable income that they do, hell I'm jealous of that. Like any other career they have to work their ass off to get where they are. On top of that they become popular, which would be fun if you didn't consider the paparazzi following you around all the time. I'd rather live comfortable without disposable income and no paparazzi.