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IDSkoT
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Resonating Reticular
Give me your USAMP tube amp.
Now.
Now.
tommyk90
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THE WHOLE THING!!!
He gets paid according to how much companies sell because of him.
If the companies get big money, then he does. That's how it's always been, so I'm not sure why you are surprised by it.
He's the biggest athlete since michael jordan, imo.
If the companies get big money, then he does. That's how it's always been, so I'm not sure why you are surprised by it.
He's the biggest athlete since michael jordan, imo.
TurdFergueson2
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Team D.O.A.
Why not? It's an expensive *** sport and he makes people who at one time never cared or understood golf pay attention. Blacks in general. Plus those old farts have the money to pay him.
mokedaddy
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professional idiot
That is mostly endorsements.
He does make pretty good bank playing golf, but how much is completely dependent on how well he does.
He does make pretty good bank playing golf, but how much is completely dependent on how well he does.
Andrizzle
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Any big time atheletes get paid a ton. Should they get paid that much? Yes definitely, they made it to where they're at and have become the image of the sport. Why wouldn't they get that money? I don't really understand this question.
TurdFergueson2
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Team D.O.A.
The fact that if he enters a tournament ratings, sponsorship and everything else goes up has to count for something. And he's pretty much favored to win every tournament that he enters.
Blue Fury
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Quagmire's Chin
As long as people are willing to watch and wear those goofy pants that some golfers wear...
thevic24
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he has been looking a little pumped up lately, mabie they should drug test him just like they did all the baseball players.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif
hey
is tiger another pimped out kid who when he was little, his parents pushed golf on him hard from the time he came out of the womb?
is tiger another pimped out kid who when he was little, his parents pushed golf on him hard from the time he came out of the womb?
thevic24
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yes
audioholic
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There is the argument that pro athletes earn this money for their sponsored companies, so they deserve these pay offs. Pro football players, basketball, baseball, golf, hockey.
There are downsides however. That is alot of money to be paying a relatively small portion of the population. This is inherently bad for the economy. Is it offset by the earningings of their sponsors? I suppose. But this is not really an increase in spending caused by the fame of these athletes, its simply shifting the spending. If he hadn't been so popular that you never bought those 2 dozen pairs of Air Jordan shoes over the years, its true Nike wouldn't have earned that money, but you would have spent it elsewhere. In other words, these athletes dont generate spending, they dont create wealth, they simply shift it.
You also wouldn't pay nearly as much for the exact same shoes if Jordan hadn't become so popular. Demand increases, prices generally go up. Artificial costs generated, wealth shifted from the individuals to the corporations. Is this good for the economy?
Finally, the social impact. Kids grow up seeing pro athletes as some of the greatest earning potentials out there, see the fame and everything that goes with it... they are obvious role models. Gone are the days when you'd ask a young child what he wants to be, and he responds with a fireman or an engineer. By far the most common answer will be pro baseball player, or basketball player, etc. Why not? Its a seemingly great life, unbelievable pay, hell I wish I was one too. But the sad truth is only a smll fraction of 1 percent of kids will ever be able to make that dream a reality. So we get a bunch of college students with football a their number one priority rather than studies, professional athletes that can barely string 2 coherent sentences together, and everyone else wanting to get in on the action. This, again, cannot be good for the economy, or society.
The alternate argument would be this sort of wealth is the motivation that drives captialism. If you take the incentive away, or place a cap on it, this could also hurt the economy as a whole. There is no black and white answer.
There are downsides however. That is alot of money to be paying a relatively small portion of the population. This is inherently bad for the economy. Is it offset by the earningings of their sponsors? I suppose. But this is not really an increase in spending caused by the fame of these athletes, its simply shifting the spending. If he hadn't been so popular that you never bought those 2 dozen pairs of Air Jordan shoes over the years, its true Nike wouldn't have earned that money, but you would have spent it elsewhere. In other words, these athletes dont generate spending, they dont create wealth, they simply shift it.
You also wouldn't pay nearly as much for the exact same shoes if Jordan hadn't become so popular. Demand increases, prices generally go up. Artificial costs generated, wealth shifted from the individuals to the corporations. Is this good for the economy?
Finally, the social impact. Kids grow up seeing pro athletes as some of the greatest earning potentials out there, see the fame and everything that goes with it... they are obvious role models. Gone are the days when you'd ask a young child what he wants to be, and he responds with a fireman or an engineer. By far the most common answer will be pro baseball player, or basketball player, etc. Why not? Its a seemingly great life, unbelievable pay, hell I wish I was one too. But the sad truth is only a smll fraction of 1 percent of kids will ever be able to make that dream a reality. So we get a bunch of college students with football a their number one priority rather than studies, professional athletes that can barely string 2 coherent sentences together, and everyone else wanting to get in on the action. This, again, cannot be good for the economy, or society.
The alternate argument would be this sort of wealth is the motivation that drives captialism. If you take the incentive away, or place a cap on it, this could also hurt the economy as a whole. There is no black and white answer.
Yes he should. His skills and reputation are worth that much to the people that pay him.
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