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NFL for instance, do you think football players are over-paid?
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yes I think so. It does not apply to just NFL either, probably all pro sports.
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Edited by
andrewzooms
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Mon 07/02/12 05:25 PM
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Yes Yes and Yes. Not including practices, workouts and watching film.Lol a team will play 4 preseason games and 16 regular games. That is 20 hours a year. And the average offensive player or defensive player is only on the field half of the game so 10 hours a year. Not a bad way to make a living. |
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Well sure they are overpaid but certainly not more so than say
people in the entertainment industry - actors, directors, tv personalities. Not as egregious as many in the business world either - corporate executives for instance. Pro athletes also have to contend with very short careers as athletes. Often only a few years. Perhaps it is time to limit the maximum compensation that anyone could receive in a year to say $300,000 annually and if they earn more then goes to pay off national debt. Kind of like a maximum wage. We could also have a maximum net amount of total savings of say $5M. That'd help close the wealth discrepancy. 
Let's face it. Nobody needs more than $300,000 per year to live comfortably. Nobody needs more than $5M in the bank. This is assuming universal healthcare and indexed for inflation of course.
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