tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590114701656425281.post2077707420098193760..comments2023-10-08T03:41:07.989-04:00Comments on Regarding Liberty: Overpaid. Way Overpaid.Will Conwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05087204612168774398noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590114701656425281.post-55072308688081396962008-04-04T00:58:00.000-04:002008-04-04T00:58:00.000-04:00No shit.I don't have a technical or economic probl...No shit.<BR/><BR/>I don't have a technical or economic problem. It's purely morals.Will Conwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05087204612168774398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590114701656425281.post-74882426513126643102008-04-02T22:12:00.000-04:002008-04-02T22:12:00.000-04:00overpaid says who? the market?Giambi makes $23mm a...overpaid says who? the market?<BR/>Giambi makes $23mm and Jeter makes $21mm.<BR/><BR/>No one held a gun to either party to the contract. The demand to watch Yankees baseball more than pays for the contract. You didn't sign the contract to pay A-Rod, so how can you possibly say he's overpaid? I'm sure the Yankees business people looked at the pure economics of the deal and came to the conclusion that paying A-Rod that money was net-net positive to the bottom line. They're business people and they're not in the business of losing money.<BR/><BR/>You may hear that the economics of the A-Rod contract proves that American society places too much emphasis on sports and entertainment. "We should pay our best teachers more because they have a greater impact on our children than A-Rod."<BR/>However, society has decided, based on their purchase of Yankee tickets vs paying more taxes for teachers salaries, where their priorities lie. This priority isn't right or wrong, it simply is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com