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Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Magnatizer who wrote (6226)	3/13/2001 1:07:46 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 59480

It would be a waste to have our most talented people teaching third grade, or even high school physics for that matter. Teachers' salaries are generally reasonable. As for sports stars, well, it is an almost pure market situation. As the franchises profit from television rights and merchandising, professional athletes get their share for holding the interest of the fans. The stars, who ensure that there is enough attention to a team to generate enormous revenues, get remunerated accordingly. Only if we unfairly restricted the right of people to profit from their economic value to the concern would we cap salaries........