[Sandy and Ed]

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 "

Amen to that.

[Sandy and Ed]

Originally Posted by Fran from MI

It's not just Professional Athletes, CEO's and Movie Stars. $93BILLION for the Artemis Space Program!

NASA will spend $93 billion on Artemis moon program by 2025, report estimates | Space

Rather put my money into that latter program than the former ones

[B-flat]

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 "

Another Amen to your comment!

[me4vt]

$1.5 million for top athletes plus bonuses…….

[hdanielblank]

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 "

In capitalism, how much you get paid is how much someone is willing to pay you. Period. It has NOTHING to do about intrinsic value to society. Look at what you pay for a yacht as compared to what you pay for water. Which is intrinsically needed more?

The entertainment industry is hugely profitable. Sports is part of that industry. The very best performers, top 1/10 of 1 percent of athletes (or other would-be entertainers) are the only people who demand the very top paydays. If you want remuneration to be consistent with value to society, try socialism. I say, no thank you!

[Keefelane66]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

50 million per year to play basketball is a bit much

Let me interpret the statement: people of color should make 50 million to play basketball. Thank You for your honesty

[CoachKandSportsguy]

A couple of points missed in the biased generalizations:

First: professional team sports individual contracts may total a large $ amount, but each contract has many achievement bonuses such that the base and the total are no where near the same amount. Pitchers can miss 10's of thousands of dollars with a difference between a strike out and a walk at the end of the season.

Second: individual sports are about the closest to a meritocracy. You eat what you kill. Not enough talent, not enough desire, not enough adaptability, you die, very simple.

Third: do the organizations supporting the athletes, who are the product, giving back to the community? Are the athlete themselves setting up foundations to help important causes? Are the athletes being required to go into the community and meet/give encouragement to children who need support hi hospitals. .

What you don't see, again because no one who isn't an insider can see / read / know everything, that many team members are required to go to hospitals, communities, and give support and encouragement to children and others, which can make a life long difference to many children. Most have something written into their contracts requiring public appearances, etc.

Steelers star T.J. Watt 'whooped' in pickleball by Minkah Fitzpatrick, local Pittsburgh woman - CBSSports.com

its called entertainment, helping you forget your struggles or remember your struggles as we all are humans. . giving hope to your struggles, and just lifting spirits, if even for a day to remember like mink fitzpatrick

so enough with the sour grapes about your lot in life by comparing someone's else's public persona with your private one. Enjoy what you have, forget about what you didn't get get due to random gene matching of your parents, and didn't spend an entire life dedicated to one activity, enjoy what gives you happiness, there is not as much time left.

Besides, no one like a bitter old person about what could have been. . .

[RiderOnTheStorm]

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 "

The answer is simple; if you are dissatisfied with the operating arrangements simply quit endorsing them; don't watch/attend the games or buy the endorsed products. Team owners are keenly aware of these factors. College sports are a good alternative if you need a sports fix, or better yet, get outdoors and do something with your family. Just saying.

[Bay Kid]

Aren't college players now allowed to get endorsements?

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

50 million per year to play basketball is a bit much

Originally Posted by Keefelane66

Let me interpret the statement: people of color should make 50 million to play basketball. Thank You for your honesty

That didn't take long.

Let me interpret the first post: No person of ANY COLOR should make 50 million for playing basketball. Thank you for your obvious bias.

[Villages Kahuna]

It ends when enough of us cancel our subscriptions to the sports packages or cable TV altogether. “Cutting the cord” has become a increasingly popular option. Ask the younger members of your family. You’ll find that streaming is widely favored by them instead of paying the ever-increasing cable TV subscription fees.

[rpalumberi]

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 "

agree 100%, on so many levels

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

That didn't take long.

Let me interpret the first post: No person of ANY COLOR should make 50 million for playing basketball. Thank you for your obvious bias.

I made an example why in the world would you make this about racism?

[KYtoTV2021]

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 "

Are you kidding me? The average American worker makes around $48K and the average surgeon makes around $400K/year. What are you thinking?

I just had cataract surgery (one eye) last week. The surgeon had 35 cases scheduled for that day -- and his fees (not including the $1,850 "facility fee") was $1,600. That amounts to $56,000 in ONE DAY -- just for the surgeon's fees.

I don't think many people are going to cry over ANY surgeon being under-paid.

[meridian5850]

Isn't it great that we live in a capitalist society/culture where you get paid what you're worth based on your skills, knowledge, intelligence, and work ethic or any combination of these?