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<blockquote data-quote="jaybadger82" data-source="post: 495205" data-attributes="member: 6211"><p>Depends on the individual and the job. I don't think "easier" is the right word for it. ARod couldn't handle being a lawyer, doctor, or engineer right now. But in a market, where <em>scarcity</em> plays into cost, there are more people with the training to perform these jobs and this drives down cost. Obviously, there are very few than can do what ARod does.</p><p> </p><p>I think "scarcity" is the concept you're after. Saying another job is "easier" diminishes the nature of what other people do for a living, from lawyers to mechanics.</p><p> </p><p>Unlike texas, I was content to stop playing football after high school and I have no interest in swapping jobs with a random NFL player. I believe the "players are overpaid" sentiment ignores the fact that NFL careers are ridiculously short and that the value of a couple million dollars in hand today doesn't go nearly as far as people like to think. There's this laughable perception that when a guy earns about $2.7 million dollars over the course of three or three and a half years (the NFL average), that he's won the lottery and he's on easy street. This simply ignores economic realities such as taxes and inflation. Just think about individual health care premiums over the course of a lifetime. Now think about premiums for a family. Granted, <a href="http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/2012/nfl-player-salaries-million-doesnt-buy/" target="_blank">it would be nice to see these guys manage their money better</a>, but I'll bet you were pretty stupid with your money in your early twenties as well...</p><p> </p><p>No, thank you. I'm quite content in my position, where my lifetime earning capacity is greater than that of the average NFL player and I need not worry about the lifetime effects of injuries I sustained in my twenties.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jaybadger82, post: 495205, member: 6211"] Depends on the individual and the job. I don't think "easier" is the right word for it. ARod couldn't handle being a lawyer, doctor, or engineer right now. But in a market, where [I]scarcity[/I] plays into cost, there are more people with the training to perform these jobs and this drives down cost. Obviously, there are very few than can do what ARod does. I think "scarcity" is the concept you're after. Saying another job is "easier" diminishes the nature of what other people do for a living, from lawyers to mechanics. Unlike texas, I was content to stop playing football after high school and I have no interest in swapping jobs with a random NFL player. I believe the "players are overpaid" sentiment ignores the fact that NFL careers are ridiculously short and that the value of a couple million dollars in hand today doesn't go nearly as far as people like to think. There's this laughable perception that when a guy earns about $2.7 million dollars over the course of three or three and a half years (the NFL average), that he's won the lottery and he's on easy street. This simply ignores economic realities such as taxes and inflation. Just think about individual health care premiums over the course of a lifetime. Now think about premiums for a family. Granted, [URL='http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/2012/nfl-player-salaries-million-doesnt-buy/']it would be nice to see these guys manage their money better[/URL], but I'll bet you were pretty stupid with your money in your early twenties as well... No, thank you. I'm quite content in my position, where my lifetime earning capacity is greater than that of the average NFL player and I need not worry about the lifetime effects of injuries I sustained in my twenties. [/QUOTE]
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