On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote:
> Am I right in recalling that the football union does a bit more for all its
> players? Do they, for example, also try to serve the interests of retired
> players?
>
> 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-----
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> 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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