Where is the injustice? People willingingly pay for the product (entertainment) - both in person and on television (sports on television is another huge income-generator). The players produce the product. And the players are the product.

Pro sports teams are owned by millionaires/billionaires. What percent of a team's revenue is "fair" for those who actually make the product?

A doctor who specializes in laparoscopic nephrectomy is not going to have 70,000 "fans" willing to pay to watch in person, or millions willing to pay for tv access.

Your argument is what's called a false equivalency. The value to society of doctors, nurses, firemen, teachers, military - and all our essential services - is not comparable to entertainment that reaches many thousands of people in a single event. What we're willing to pay for essential services defines our humanity.

Apples vs. oranges.

I'll tell you where the injustice is to me. Doctors go to school for 10-12 years, probably scrimp for most of that time, studies their asses off, tired from all of the long hours and then after graduation have to pay off their loans which can take from 10-20 years. And as the Doc from above states not all make $300,000 a year. Yes, I think it's an injustice that a person can throw (and hit well<granted>) a ball (or wh**ever the sport) and make 100 times more a year than a doctor. Say what you may,Linda, but to my way of thinking...it's not right.

I'll tell you where the injustice is to me. Doctors go to school for 10-12 years, probably scrimp for most of that time, studies their asses off, tired from all of the long hours and then after graduation have to pay off their loans which can take from 10-20 years. And as the Doc from above states not all make $300,000 a year. Yes, I think it's an injustice that a person can throw (and hit well<granted>) a ball (or wh**ever the sport) and make 100 times more a year than a doctor. Say what you may,Linda, but to my way of thinking...it's not right.

We are not in disagreement; we're just not speaking the same language How can it be "not right" that (a few) pro sports stars are millionaires when pro sports are legal businesses that sell a product that people are willing to buy? Isn't that capitalism?

The medical profession is very different. It's the insurance companies who rake in huge profits! Our healthcare system is broken in many ways, not just when you compare doctors' salaries to some other professions.

"According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the price of an employer-sponsored family policy is up 47% since 2011, outpacing wages and inflation, meaning premiums and deductibles now eat up more of the average family’s income - 11.6% as of 2020.

A December poll found 46% of insured adults struggle to afford out-of-pocket costs and 29% have not taken medicine as prescribed because it’s too expensive."

Source: https://www.live5news.com/2022/02/03/health-insurance-companies-make-record-profits-costs-soar-us/

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Believe it or not, I defended Aaron Judge's latest contract for $400 million (or wh**ever it was) in this column. The point I'm trying to make is that I believe the salaries for athletes are way too high (in my estimation) and heading higher. There's no stopping it, I know that, but I think it's ridiculous. People were calling for Judge to take less if he really liked being a Yankee...blah,blah,blah. And I said that he's certainly entitled to wh**ever he can get, which he is, I stick by that. This was meant to be a light-hearted entry. I didn't expect to get smacked for it. I can take it. Bottom line... athletes make too much money for what they do. I'll gladly pay for a top notch surgeon for anyone in my family, but it's been years since I've taken the family to a game (it would be upwards of a thousand dollars for the 5 of us.No thanks.) I don't whine, I'm simply stating my beliefs. Of course there are more important issues. What a ridiculous statement! I happened to see this online and thought I'd pass it on. Most of the replies were quite civil until this was banished to the "Attic".