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Mr Dixon

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Mon Aug 12, 2013, 10:23 AM

Aug 2013

Great read, IMO we the people are to blame, I was thinking about this yesterday after watch a few short clips on “The NBA is rigged like the WWE”. The bottom line is we the people the consumers allow for this these billionaires to live their lifestyles on our dime. We build up a game, a musician and actors as god like figures, but in reality they only entertain us; no significant accomplishments to speak of a Super bowl ring, a platinum record or an Oscar mean absolutely Jack. We spend billions of dollars every year and have the audacity to complain about the rich? Would they be rich without our complicit worship?

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Billionaire's playground: the world of professional sports [View all] theHandpuppet Aug 2013 OP

Pretty d*mn sick isn't it..... a kennedy Aug 2013 #1

IMO Mr Dixon Aug 2013 #2

Bread and circuses, my friend theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #3

Agreed Mr Dixon Aug 2013 #5

For the most part musicians and actors don't work in state financed facilities Fumesucker Aug 2013 #4

I agree, which makes pro sports truly "a league of their own" theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #9

All major sporting events, including the World Cup and Olympics are Dawson Leery Aug 2013 #6

One good aspect of my RW area's sports fannage - bhikkhu Aug 2013 #7

That's what sports should be about theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #8

College sports - where professional team owners pretend to be interested in education! hedgehog Aug 2013 #10

unfortunately, sports are big business hfojvt Aug 2013 #11

Depends on how you'd rather spend the public dime theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #12

Agreed Mr Dixon Aug 2013 #13

Well, as you can see... theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #14

Agreed Mr Dixon Aug 2013 #15

Now just where are our Dem leaders on this issue? theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #16

but building a sports stadium hfojvt Aug 2013 #17

kr HiPointDem Aug 2013 #18

More links... theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #19

If I was a great athlete, and hired an agent coming out of college, panader0 Aug 2013 #20

I happen to love sports theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #21

Just Saying Mr Dixon Aug 2013 #22

Yep. NFL owners have no problem voting with their (sizable) wallets theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #23