stuckincincy Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 Here's the difference.... How many Peyton mannings are there compared to excellent english teachers? catch my drift, its all about supply and demand 620518[/snapback] Given what passes for diction these days, Mannings = 2, English teachers = 0. Note my use of capital letters...
billsfaningeneseo Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 wow joe, I don't even get a smile face or anything? No, I am not friends with any actors in hollywood (don't know them, don't really care to) and yes they are overpaid too. The police, military, fireman, etc. are all in the same group as teachers, and should make just as much if not more than football players. I am not whining, and I did not attack you or your views in anyway, so a little respect might be nice. Now, if there was meant to be a smile or something in your message, please ignore all of this.
Fan in Chicago Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 wow joe, I don't even get a smile face or anything? No, I am not friends with any actors in hollywood (don't know them, don't really care to) and yes they are overpaid too. The police, military, fireman, etc. are all in the same group as teachers, and should make just as much if not more than football players. I am not whining, and I did not attack you or your views in anyway, so a little respect might be nice. Now, if there was meant to be a smile or something in your message, please ignore all of this. 620605[/snapback] Don't feel bad - you are the freshie around here so this is just the light version of hazing. The veterans are getting soft.
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 How do you move the pay scale down? Do you think the players are going to vote in favor of doing that? There also is a minimum cap that teams must pay. Again are the players going to vote to lower it? I doubt it. So the logical thing to do would be for all the teams to get together and privately agree to lower the salaries. First off, you'll always have someone out there like a Jerry Jones who at the last minute will say the hell with the $2mil, if I sign this one guy for $5 mil, I can win the Super Bowl. And if the owners all held true, they'd be sued so quickly for Collusion, Restraint of Trade, Price Fixing, and a bunch of other stuff. And IF those players who are worth $20 mil all agree to play for $2 mil and give the remaining $$ to charity. That means they are giving roughly 90% of their worth to charity. So is that English teacher going to donate 90% of what he's worth to charity? In reality the owner is donated $20 mil to charity, why should he? RW already donates many millions more to charities than probably everyone who's ever posted on this board combined. Sounds like you watch football. If you and all your friends want to change the system, then I'd suggest everyone your age stop watching football. Stop going to the movies, watching TV, etc. So then TV will stop paying, hense salries will plummet. That is the only way to drive prices down. I also hope you're don't own a car with AC, power windows, locks etc. The money you paid for those frivelious items easily could (should) have been donated to charity! And you're are right about one thing, it is the American way! And there's a simple way to fix that if you don't like it here. I'll bet teachers in Siberia don't make much more than the Russion movie star? Then again Anna K. seems to have forgot her socialist roots pretty quickly. Gee seems to be a pattern here, the people who think socialism is good all seem to be the people without! Joe, I am not a democrat, but a liberal leaning independent FaninChicago, I can live with reaching the same conclusion, and while I agree socialism in the NFL is never going to happen, I can deal with that, simply move the payscale down and instead of paying 20 million contracts, pay 2 million contracts. I realize these guys don't have a long time to play, but the idea that they will make more money in 4-5 years playing a game as I will in my entire life performing a much more important service (arrogant me) as a teacher is revolting, and that they aren't happy with what they make anyways. O well, it is the American way.....And thanks for the welcome. 620139[/snapback]
Joe Fergy Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 wow joe, I don't even get a smile face or anything? No, I am not friends with any actors in hollywood (don't know them, don't really care to) and yes they are overpaid too. The police, military, fireman, etc. are all in the same group as teachers, and should make just as much if not more than football players. I am not whining, and I did not attack you or your views in anyway, so a little respect might be nice. Now, if there was meant to be a smile or something in your message, please ignore all of this. 620605[/snapback] Go Bills
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