It’s saddening to read that 1 in 3 people want a salary cap for movie stars and athletes. And not just any cap, one imposed by the government.
*sigh*
If I can’t have it, you can’t have it either. It’s not fair, they lament whine.
Whatever happened to dreaming big? To chasing your dreams? To having the gumption to get off your ass and make something of yourself? Why would you want to impose any sort of upper limit on what people could earn? I guess only because you feel you’ll never earn that so it’s OK… that you never think such a limit will come back to bite you because you never envision yourself earning that much money. Just because you can’t envision yourself rolling in dough, why should you demand that others can’t either? I may not be rolling in that level of money yet, but I’ve been working my way up and along all my life, and I’m not stopping now. I’m willing to dream big and aim high and work and sacrifice to get there. I’m sorry you’re not similarly motivated.
If you don’t want these people to make that sort of money, it’s simple. Don’t feed into their revenue stream. Stop going to see movies. Stop watching sports. Stop being a consumer of the things that enable them to have that high salary. If you stop feeding the beast, it’ll either have to go on a diet or go hungry. But I know… this route requires you to make some effort, which we’ve already established you refuse to do. So instead, “thereoughtabealaw” so it saves you from having to make any effort and take any responsibility for yourself’.
Alas.
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Great post. I can’t understand why some people in our society want to punish those who are successful. It is the American successful overachievers who foot most of the bill in the country… sespecially when it comes to taxes.
Misery loves company, I guess.
I’m completely against this, however I would love to see the contracts of the stars/atheletes compensation packages come to light. Celebrities are constantly throwing executives and business under the bus. I’m sure if we looked at how they are paid, they are using every loophole and trick in the book to minimize their tax liabilities.
Can we separate these types from the rest of us?
We’ll give them some territory, infrastructure, and capital, and in exchange they’ll leave and never come back, never vote in our elections, etc. Let’s see what kind of society they build with these beliefs.
I’m hip.
Enough with the government meddling in our lives! As if it’s not happening enough already. I’m with you, Hsoi. What about dreaming big? The sky is the limit? Great suggestions on not supporting these industries if we aren’t a fan of the type of money they make. It’s interesting, I heard that most professional basketball players are broke after being retired for two years. They live the life and then can’t sustain it after a while. These folks have got problems, too.
See, that’s how it’s supposed to be… that you “vote with your wallet”. If you don’t like the crap they’re peddling, have some self-control and stop funding them. But there’s the problem: it requires self-control.
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