Arthur,
I brought up the question of the highly paid baseball player. Now, I think
it is ridiculous, but it's none of my business. I assume the people who
fork out that money know what they are doing.
Particularly as baseball is a monopoly and that kind of thing happens when
monopoly is involved. What a pity the WTO can't do something to prevent
such things by introducing competition.
The newscasts are simply providing a service with their sports' news. I'm
not terribly interested, but a lot of people are. So, the broadcasting
corporation bends its knees to the wishes of the customers.
As for "diversion of tax dollars to build stadiums" that's a political
problem. Our politicians are beyond the Pale - as is said, the best
politicians that money can buy.
I'm glad to say that (so far) Los Angeles has resisted being bought. That's
why we have no local professional football team.
Best was when we hosted the Olympics. Immediately, the politicos wanted to
build "Olympic" Stadia. However, Angelenos refused to pay any extra taxes.
So the politicians had to use facilities in place.
The result was a first-class Games at the end of which a handsome profit
was realized - to be turned over to the US Olympic organization.
(Is Montreal's Olympic Stadium still sinking into the earth as the City
tries to pay off its debt? Surely by now, they have cleaned things up.)
Don't be angry at GM and Chrysler. Just make sure they are forced to suffer
competition - something the WTO is trying to do.
Harry
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Arthur wrote:
>Agree with Creuss. And it gets worse. These so-called professional players
>are really parts of corporate entities. So when the various "news casts"
>bring updates on the sports news, they are really reporting on corporate
>activities. So the sports corporations get a free ride. This is not to
>mention, of course, diversion of tax dollars to build stadiums, etc.
>
>I have always thought that when the sports fans were shouting and supporting
>this or that professional team, they could just as well be shouting and
>cheering Go General Motors, Go Chrysler.
>
>This is my rant.
>
>Arthur Cordell
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