Is it time for Maximum Wage

[ctaylors6]

65. I actually wouldn't mind

limiting the wages of pro athletes and people in the film and TV businesses. When you have kids like to watch sporting events and see movies, the ridiculously high incomes of people in those industries affect my household budget much more than in other industries. I realize that pitching a baseball at that level is a difficult and rare skill, but should the pitcher be compensated so much that I can't afford to take my family to a game? I know the owners rake in the dough too, but seriously the players are playing a game for a living. As Charles Barkley has said, he was very lucky to make tons of money playing basketball, and is now very lucky to make tons of money talking about basketball.

And don't get me started on the film industry. Why should an actress make $10 million for a film when the people behind the scenes, including, I might add, the WRITERS, make such a very small fraction. I don't know at what point it had to evolve that they get paid ridiculous amounts of money like that. Same with the producers and investors. I'm generally happy to have anyone on board with a cause I believe in, but some of those really outspoken film people to me are the same as venture capitalists, making money off of other people.

Sorry for the mini-rant. I just lose it a little when people even bring up athlete compensation.