Topic: Overpaid? 2

dougal · November 4th, 2004

That doesnt make sence?

The sports industry is the biggest most triving industry in the world.

No way are they over paid.

egoz · November 4th, 2004

Well i dunno, at one point Michael Schumacher was getting paid a reported $80 million a year. That really makes A Rod's $25 mil a year look like crap. And all Schumi does is drive an F1 car.

dougal · November 4th, 2004

Till theres money in it.

When he started at jordan he had to pay jordan to drive the car. So the gammble payed off

larsrq · November 4th, 2004

So you guys mean that it's ok to get 50 million $ a year to play ishockey or something but to get 50 million $ a year to be CEO for a multinational company is not ok.. Sports is just playing, entertainment.. running a company is hard work...

egoz · November 5th, 2004

Well if the CEO is getting the money illegally I don't think it's fair that he receives that much. But Bill Gates was making way more than that but at least he did it legally.

larsrq · November 5th, 2004

Well ofcourse I am talking about legal salary. In Sweden there have been a major discussion about CEO salaries and how unfair it is that they have so much more compared to the workers but there are no voices about how much our hockey players earn. Thats what I am reacting about.

dougal · November 5th, 2004

Quote:

So you guys mean that it's ok to get 50 million $ a year to play ishockey or something but to get 50 million $ a year to be CEO for a multinational company is not ok.. Sports is just playing, entertainment.. running a company is hard work...

Its entertainment for the hole world!
Thats alot of people giving money.

You dont want them on that salery anymore stop watching it on tv, buy supports gear and totaly boicot everything to do with it and hope millions others do the same.

Then u'll be happy

egoz · November 5th, 2004

Well if it's legal, then I don't have a problem with it. But there is a lot more money in sports to go around. So it makes for the athletes to get a lot of it. They get money from sponsors and their team, so it's a bunch of corporations forking over the cash.

cbbr08 · November 7th, 2004

Nope...

Sooners1 · November 7th, 2004

This is a trick, yes and no. I think they are paid outrageous salaries and most of them do not deserve it. Also, some are paid and do. What happened to the day when Johnny U signed to play football for a team jacket? With all the high salaries there will never be a franchise player or another era of a team, like tthe Bulls, Lakers, 49ers, etc.. Most of them lost their passion for the game and now oly play for money and that sucks. Higher salaries mean higher ticket prices, higher prices for merchandise, etc.. all that does is hurt the average fan and make it to where he can only catch his team if it is on reg channels.

November 4th, 2004	Post 11
dougal Tribuni Angusticlavii Gear	That doesnt make sence? The sports industry is the biggest most triving industry in the world. No way are they over paid. __________________ \'I have heard him speak of the Ireland he wished to see. When he struck the spark on the anvil, he struck the anvil in my heart. When I leave school, the only pursuit I want to engage in is the winning of the freedom of my country\'.

November 4th, 2004	Post 12
egoz Primus Pilus	Well i dunno, at one point Michael Schumacher was getting paid a reported $80 million a year. That really makes A Rod's $25 mil a year look like crap. And all Schumi does is drive an F1 car. __________________ Flavius Vegetius Renatus De Rei Militari - Let him who desires peace prepare for war. Hard work doesn't guarantee success, but without it you don't have a chance. - Alex Rodriguez (Go Yankees!)

November 4th, 2004	Post 13
dougal Tribuni Angusticlavii Gear	Till theres money in it. When he started at jordan he had to pay jordan to drive the car. So the gammble payed off

November 4th, 2004	Post 14
larsrq Optio	So you guys mean that it's ok to get 50 million $ a year to play ishockey or something but to get 50 million $ a year to be CEO for a multinational company is not ok.. Sports is just playing, entertainment.. running a company is hard work...

November 5th, 2004	Post 15
egoz Primus Pilus	Well if the CEO is getting the money illegally I don't think it's fair that he receives that much. But Bill Gates was making way more than that but at least he did it legally.

November 5th, 2004	Post 16
larsrq Optio	Well ofcourse I am talking about legal salary. In Sweden there have been a major discussion about CEO salaries and how unfair it is that they have so much more compared to the workers but there are no voices about how much our hockey players earn. Thats what I am reacting about.

November 5th, 2004	Post 18
egoz Primus Pilus	Well if it's legal, then I don't have a problem with it. But there is a lot more money in sports to go around. So it makes for the athletes to get a lot of it. They get money from sponsors and their team, so it's a bunch of corporations forking over the cash.

November 7th, 2004	Post 20
Sooners1 Primus Pilus	This is a trick, yes and no. I think they are paid outrageous salaries and most of them do not deserve it. Also, some are paid and do. What happened to the day when Johnny U signed to play football for a team jacket? With all the high salaries there will never be a franchise player or another era of a team, like tthe Bulls, Lakers, 49ers, etc.. Most of them lost their passion for the game and now oly play for money and that sucks. Higher salaries mean higher ticket prices, higher prices for merchandise, etc.. all that does is hurt the average fan and make it to where he can only catch his team if it is on reg channels.