The worst player in the NBA, whoever that may be, will be paid at least $427,163 this year. That’s the league minimum for salaries. So, anyone who wears a uniform and travels with the team has to make at least that much. That boils down to $5,209.30 per game.
Barack Obama will make $400,000 this year as the President of the United States.
Fair? Unfair?
I say fair. Why?
Because the NBA players will draw hundreds of thousands of fans to games this year, creating millions of dollars in revenue through ticket/merchandise/sponsors/etc… and they deserve to receive what they make possible.
My lovely wife Lindsay says they shouldn’t make that much, but I disagree. They only make that much money because we, their fans, buy their product.
4 Comments
December 16, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Mr. Guard, although the topic is one to think about, should we pay those who help put more money into the economy more than we pay the men to run the country, I think the more important topic is to accurately refer to the object for which we desire to discuss.
But maybe Barack disagrees with me; he does on political issues!
December 16, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Your comment made me feel reaaaaaally dumb, because I have no idea what you mean, haha!
January 1, 2009 at 1:46 am
Sorry for making you feel dumb, I was merely attempting to wittingly tell you that you spelled “Barack” incorrectly. You spelled it “Barak.” At any rate, like I said before, your topic is definitely an interesting thought; something I too think about.
January 1, 2009 at 9:53 am
two points for TK…
so much for that spelling bee trophy I got in the 6th grade.