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Missy Vixen

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Mon Aug-17-09 08:46 PM
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8. Why should they take less money

because the owners are greedy?

We hear about multi-million dollar salaries, but the injury rate in the NFL is 100%. If you had the opportunity to make that kind of money, wouldn't you do it?

The lockout is projected to be over the percentage owners take off the top, which right now is 60%. Owners get tax-subsidized stadiums. The NFL is considered a 501c-7. In other words, owners clean up and they're giving the players a FRACTION of what they earn. Is that fair?

Unions represent everyone, not just the people you like. IMHO, YMMV.

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