Michael Perelman wrote:
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> Here is my question:  Looking at sports or entertainment figures you
> find a similar expansion of inequality.  I doubt that the ratio of
> incomes of superstars of yesterday to that of the also rans was as as
> extreme as today.  Has anybody looked at this?

Consider how many boys in Middle School must play football in order to
generate just one high-paid NFL player?  Consider all the B Teams. The
junior-high coaches. The Little Leagues. On & On. There is a hell of a
lot of human labor congealed in every pro athlete today. There was far
less in the past.

Carrol

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