Comments on: Hugely Talented And Richly Compensated

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:18:20 +0000

These stats are really bogus. This doesn’t factor in the time spent training, practicing, traveling, etc. Gametime alone doesn’t even come close to recognizing the actual time put in by athletes.

By: A.Bundy

A.Bundy — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:43:20 +0000

“If you don’t want to see athletes make millions, don’t watch them on TV and don’t go to their games.”

I’ve spent my whole life doing exactly that! You cant imagine how much money that has saved me.

By: Craig C

Craig C — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:54:57 +0000

What pisses me off is hypocrites. Everyone wants to achieve the ‘American Dream’ by hitting it big and making millions of dollars. But sometimes those same people begrudge the next guy who achieved the goal.

If you don’t want to see athletes make millions, don’t watch them on TV and don’t go to their games. What makes their salary happen is all of those who do. The same is true of actors; don’t go see their movies, don’t rent or buy their DVDs. Don’t like to see the banks pay executives big bucks? Don’t bank with the big banks, don’t get you loan through them, don’t apply for their credit cards.

Quite frankly, I think a bank or business executive who has to make good decisions about billions (or trillions) of dollars ought to earn a heck of a lot more money than an actor who happens to pretend really well. (And no, I am not a bank executive) Make no mistake, I am not saying those individuals who make poor decisions should be paid well.

By: Tsunami Cid

Tsunami Cid — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:05:42 +0000

Thank you very much for posting this. It pisses me off to no end that people who are talented at hitting a ball around are making so much money. What do they need it for?

As an artist, it is depressing to know that friends of mine have had to almost shut down theatres because they can’t get the necessary grant money to keep their non-profit afloat. Meanwhile, Manny Ramirez makes in a year what would take me *almost* a millenium to make.

Sad state of things if you ask me…