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The NFL uses collective bargaining with ownership and the players' union representing the 2 sides.
Any revenue sharing has to go through this process.
The NFL uses collective bargaining in which players and owners agree to the percentage of revenues that go to each side.
My point still stands. Super rich billionaires could've pushed just as hard as the rich millionaires.
Owners hold the power. If you don’t like it, they’ll get new players. Lebron, Cabrera, etc. could all walk and live comfortably. Lower tier players need the paychecks and will play for a few million. The next “Lebron” has to sign for the going rate, as he/she hasn’t cashed any checks. Not saying it’s right, but it’s the benefit of being a business owner, you hold more power and make more money. These owners are starting to buy these teams for billions, so they have a lot invested before they make they’re money back as well. Do players want to invest billions to have the same or more power? If so, they can start their own league, and then they’d be the owners looking out for themselves too. Starting the whole cycle over. Moral of the story, be the owner.
Obviously you are not a business owner.
As stated by the OP, no one is making them do it. Second, during my 22 years in the military I put my life, not just my body, on the line and I didn't make one million total. And I have no doubt my boss, the commander in chief made more than me every year.
Yea and that wasn’t fair either. Especially when the one in office calling the shots never sniffed a skirmish.
Secondly...no one is making you watch. If you have a problem with pro sports? Change the channel
I always thought the NBA had the best. The players get a huge % of the profits and seem to have a lot power in negotiations and such.
True, and I don't... but that doesn't mean that the guy can't complain about it.
But that doesn't address your comment about them putting their bodies on the line. Everyday in America there are a 1,000,000 people who do a riskier job than these guys do once a week and they don't make a million in their life, much less in a week. And they are working for dusty white dudes, and crusty black dudes, and grumpy mixed dudes, and whoever.
That was more than fair. I knew what I was doing when I signed my contract. Doesn't matter what the person in office had done.
When they can get 80k people to pay to watch them do risky stuff I’m sure their salaries will be adjusted accordingly
So now you want to change your arguement now that your old arguement has been shot down.
Classic........ well let see if I can shoot this one down also.....
The TV show COPS has been going for 29 years. Has been watched by millions. You think those cops that appeared on the show got anything?
Ok we can go back to your argument then. If these people risking their lives aren’t happy with their compensation...couldn’t they quit too? If they’re so unhappy why not just get another job. They too knew what they were signing up for.
Also you don’t have to get so nasty about it. We’re both dawg fans having a conversation on the internet
They are compensated well for their performances. Now....What they do with the money they get is on them. Part of the reason they go broke is because they don't plan for life after football, and don't plan for the taxes and other expenses they incur when living like that money is always going to be there, when in fact, it's not.
I'll tell you this.....Pay me that much money, and I'm going to invest as wisely as I can, buy a house that's not overly ostentatious, and do the same with vehicles. There's no need for me to buy a Ferrari when a common old Ford, Chevy, Toyota, or Nissan can do the same job. There's also no need for me to buy some 20,000 square ft. mansion with a staff to maintain it when I could live just as well in a 3 or 4 bedroom 2-bath house on the water somewhere and do my own house-cleaning and answer my own door. Just sayin'.....
Isn’t it crazy that the societal norm is to attack the poorer people in a situation whether it’s these kinds of talks or even minimum wage discussions. We are all relatively poor in the grand scheme of things. Why do we side with these “smart and clever” billionaires?