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Posted by: CarlH
Date: 05/28/2008 09:17AM
Colette Wrote:
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> Truly -- a comparison of the NFL as a microcosm
> for society-wide economics? This is hardly a
> nuanced discussion of what's going on today. It's
> more of the old, corporate, Libertarian "the
> market will take care of everyone...eventually..."
> reasoning for doing nothing about what's happening
> in today's economy.
>
> If the NFL owners were attempting a hostile
> takeover of MLB at the players' expense, and then
> reaping massive profits from the legal wrangling
> because their friends and families owned the law
> firms doing the work, while paying for the legal
> fees out of the players' salaries, that might be a
> more accurate comparison. If the NFL owners were
> raising their salaries at the same time, and
> cutting players to pay for it (while having all
> the front-office functions done by someone in
> India or the Philippines who'll take one-tenth the
> pay for the same work), and then reassigning
> former players and office staff to sell hotdogs,
> beer, and jerseys part-time in the stadium (all
> the while calling it "improved capitalization" and
> "creating more jobs"), THAT would be a comparable
> situation to the current economy.
>
> To quote "Clear-Eyed Realist" in #3, "this essay
> is, well, just dumb" -- but for different reasons.
> The writer admits early on that the rules in the
> two are different and that his comparison is weak
> -- but slogs on, anyway. Oh, and Mr. Malanga
> needs a grammar editor.
You poor leftists. You just don't get it. It is not the purpose or responsiblity of our government, and it never has been since the Founding Fathers created our government, for it to determine how much someone gets paid and whether it is fair. Our free market does that. Our government has no business trying to make things "fair" and "equal". That is called Marxism and history has proven that ideology to be a loser. The left just does not want to admit it.
This article is an excellent article to point out that the market determines how much someone should get paid. The NFL is a great analogy to our market in general. Great article.
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> Truly -- a comparison of the NFL as a microcosm
> for society-wide economics? This is hardly a
> nuanced discussion of what's going on today. It's
> more of the old, corporate, Libertarian "the
> market will take care of everyone...eventually..."
> reasoning for doing nothing about what's happening
> in today's economy.
>
> If the NFL owners were attempting a hostile
> takeover of MLB at the players' expense, and then
> reaping massive profits from the legal wrangling
> because their friends and families owned the law
> firms doing the work, while paying for the legal
> fees out of the players' salaries, that might be a
> more accurate comparison. If the NFL owners were
> raising their salaries at the same time, and
> cutting players to pay for it (while having all
> the front-office functions done by someone in
> India or the Philippines who'll take one-tenth the
> pay for the same work), and then reassigning
> former players and office staff to sell hotdogs,
> beer, and jerseys part-time in the stadium (all
> the while calling it "improved capitalization" and
> "creating more jobs"), THAT would be a comparable
> situation to the current economy.
>
> To quote "Clear-Eyed Realist" in #3, "this essay
> is, well, just dumb" -- but for different reasons.
> The writer admits early on that the rules in the
> two are different and that his comparison is weak
> -- but slogs on, anyway. Oh, and Mr. Malanga
> needs a grammar editor.
You poor leftists. You just don't get it. It is not the purpose or responsiblity of our government, and it never has been since the Founding Fathers created our government, for it to determine how much someone gets paid and whether it is fair. Our free market does that. Our government has no business trying to make things "fair" and "equal". That is called Marxism and history has proven that ideology to be a loser. The left just does not want to admit it.
This article is an excellent article to point out that the market determines how much someone should get paid. The NFL is a great analogy to our market in general. Great article.
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