http://www.bizzyblog.com/2005/08/24/pro-sports-owners-and-athletes-supersized-welfare-queens/ The Business End of the Blogosphere Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:45:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2005/08/24/pro-sports-owners-and-athletes-supersized-welfare-queens/#comment-2564 TBlumer Wed, 23 Nov 2005 17:03:52 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=431#comment-2564 #1, exactly, thanks for the comments. Good to know folks are reading older posts. #1, exactly, thanks for the comments. Good to know folks are reading older posts.

]]> http://www.bizzyblog.com/2005/08/24/pro-sports-owners-and-athletes-supersized-welfare-queens/#comment-2562 BIGROBBIE Wed, 23 Nov 2005 16:44:25 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=431#comment-2562 By financing the stadiums with taxpayer monies, it has essentually taken all power away from the consumer, and placed that control in the hands of the owner. Even a boycott of attending these sporting events is useless. If cities are going to continue to build stadiums for professional sports teams, shouldn't the cities collect the revenues for admissions and concesssions at the very least. It seems that cities are letting pro sports team owners and organizations reap all the profits, but none of the liabilities. To sum it up, pro atheletes are getting to participate in an occupation they love and should not get paid these outragious salaries. Owners are not providing any necessary services to the public and should have to compete just like any other business, in the open market. By financing the stadiums with taxpayer monies, it has essentually taken all power away from the consumer, and placed that control in the hands of the owner. Even a boycott of attending these sporting events is useless. If cities are going to continue to build stadiums for professional sports teams, shouldn’t the cities collect the revenues for admissions and concesssions at the very least. It seems that cities are letting pro sports team owners and organizations reap all the profits, but none of the liabilities. To sum it up, pro atheletes are getting to participate in an occupation they love and should not get paid these outragious salaries. Owners are not providing any necessary services to the public and should have to compete just like any other business, in the open market.

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