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Democratic Senators will hold hearings on why Men's sports pay more than Women's
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Originally posted by Level37scythe View PostI'm all for equal pay, but in sports, paying equally is just not possible. People prefer men's sports over women's sports, therefore there will be more money available to men. You can't ask the nba and wnba to pay both men and women something like 500k veteran minimum when the nba is a billion dollar franchise and the wnba is not. However, if women aren't being paid the same percentage of the pot in their respective sports as men, that is a problem which should be remedied.
CAPITALISM man... MERITOCRACY. The dude behind the counter at CVS? He gets paid what he's worth.
The dude working on Wall St? Same thing.
This country is going nuts.
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This is like asking why Amazon can pay its warehouse workers more than Sam Druckers General Store pays its stock boy.
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Originally posted by Lomadeaux View PostHow can you be for equal pay... and then say in spots its not possible? LMAO this is out of control.
CAPITALISM man... MERITOCRACY. The dude behind the counter at CVS? He gets paid what he's worth.
The dude working on Wall St? Same thing.
This country is going nuts.Originally posted by GGG Gloveking View PostThis is like asking why Amazon can pay its warehouse workers more than Sam Druckers General Store pays its stock boy.
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the WNBA loses money each year. the NBA owns it and keeps it around because it's good to get girls and women watching and playing basketball, and getting their kids to play basketball.
again, the WNBA loses money each year. let that sink in. the NBA is hugely profitable. it's by the grace of NBA owners / players that the WNBA still exists and is still on TV
this is just a talking point for democratic senators who are looking to get reelected or make a run for the presidency. all you have to do is look into the books and see that these women have no leg to stand on because they don't turn a profit.
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Originally posted by GGG Gloveking View PostWell, maybe the women don't play as good because they're not getting paid as much. Why play like LeBron when you're getting a fraction of the pay?
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Originally posted by BostonGuy View PostI realize that there are nuanced economic factors that play a role in the salaries, but the reason why there is such an outcry is that the US Women's team is so dominant, so popular (in the USA) and have been much more successful than the Men's team. It certainly appears as though they are putting out a much better product than the Men's team, yet they are compensated less. I get why people are upset.
The Women's vs the Men's US soccer teams is much more nuanced and complex situation than the NBA vs WNBA where the comparison is cut 'n dry.
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