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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 495135" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong><span style="color: #008000">Bob Kaminski</span></strong>, </span>perhaps a larger font would get your point across better?</em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> Then again, perhaps not.<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /> </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong><span style="color: #008000">[rant]</span></strong>If you don't want to support the NFL or any other entertainment venture, you are free not to. And if enough people agree with you, the NFL will become less popular and the owners, people in the front offices, coaching staffs and the players will make less money. But you've got to know that's not the trend. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">IMO professional sports is part of the entertainment industry. So NFL players, just like players in MLB and the NBA make a ton of money as do many movie and TV actors and entertainers in the music industry, etc. I have no problem with it because I believe capitalism is by far the best economic system (and I support what looks like an anti-trust violation which keeps the NFL competitive). And for those who believe the fact a relative few in our society get extremely wealthy is a bad thing, I think that's a small price to pay for the rest of us being relatively (less and less unfortunately) free to pursue our own economic interests. IOW, I believe what would be by far worse than the current system is one trying to "fix" it by reducing our freedom further. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">BTW, Green Bay Packers tickets are still a relative bargain in the marketplace. Considering the demand and the length of the season ticket waiting list, the fair market value of those tickets probably approaches twice what they're asking. But of course you don't have to go to Lambeau: Except for games on the NFL network, you can enjoy NFL games on TV at no <em>additional</em> cost. If the time comes when Packers games are pay-per-view, I'll pay to watch them. Because I don't believe I <em>deserve</em> to consume entertainment for free and I am incredibly entertained by Packers football. But thank goodness - for now at least - you are free not to.<strong><span style="color: #008000">[/rant] </span></strong></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 495135, member: 4300"] [I][FONT=Arial][B][COLOR=#008000]Bob Kaminski[/COLOR][/B], [/FONT]perhaps a larger font would get your point across better?[/I][FONT=Arial] Then again, perhaps not.;) [/FONT] [FONT=Arial][B][COLOR=#008000][rant][/COLOR][/B]If you don't want to support the NFL or any other entertainment venture, you are free not to. And if enough people agree with you, the NFL will become less popular and the owners, people in the front offices, coaching staffs and the players will make less money. But you've got to know that's not the trend. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]IMO professional sports is part of the entertainment industry. So NFL players, just like players in MLB and the NBA make a ton of money as do many movie and TV actors and entertainers in the music industry, etc. I have no problem with it because I believe capitalism is by far the best economic system (and I support what looks like an anti-trust violation which keeps the NFL competitive). And for those who believe the fact a relative few in our society get extremely wealthy is a bad thing, I think that's a small price to pay for the rest of us being relatively (less and less unfortunately) free to pursue our own economic interests. IOW, I believe what would be by far worse than the current system is one trying to "fix" it by reducing our freedom further. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]BTW, Green Bay Packers tickets are still a relative bargain in the marketplace. Considering the demand and the length of the season ticket waiting list, the fair market value of those tickets probably approaches twice what they're asking. But of course you don't have to go to Lambeau: Except for games on the NFL network, you can enjoy NFL games on TV at no [I]additional[/I] cost. If the time comes when Packers games are pay-per-view, I'll pay to watch them. Because I don't believe I [I]deserve[/I] to consume entertainment for free and I am incredibly entertained by Packers football. But thank goodness - for now at least - you are free not to.[B][COLOR=#008000][/rant] [/COLOR][/B][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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