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Originally Posted by jebartle
Where does it end??? A surgeon saves lives and makes peanuts compared to professional sports.... Our values are "out of whack "
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No. Professional athletes are part of a profitable business that pays taxes to the Government. Almost all income that the Government receives is from income taxes paid by profitable businesses. Without private businesses generating a profit, the Government could not even exist. And, most surgeons rely on the Government for their education, hospitals, and for most of their income that is paid by Government subsidies to insurance companies and patients. Without indirect financial support from the Government, surgeons would make a lot less money than they do. Ironically, without the Government, the only customers surgeons would have would be wealthy people, like professional athletes. So, I don't see anything obnoxious about professional athletes making a lot of money.