In strictly capitalist terms, I suspect the super-rich players are also the most exploited (produce most surplus value). Without those 'stars' tv receipts might be much less.
Carrol
-----Original Message----- From: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Claxton Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 10:42 AM To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org; lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Inequality on the Diamond
At 04:36 AM 12/3/2010, Alan Rudy wrote:
>The problem is not the players or their salaries. The problem is that the
>owners have ripped off the public and gamed the system to the point where
>their monopolistic power has driven an utterly desirable struggle for free
>agency (given that it is capitalist sports) into the realm of extraordinary
>irrationality.
I think this is mostly right except it leaves out that the players' union doesn't do much for anyone except players that reach free agency. That takes nine years, three in the minors (where you get paid squat) and six in the majors.
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