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Originally Posted by CASe333
But from the players point of view most owners are billionaires so why should they or the fans have any sympathy for them?
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It isn't about millionaires and billionaires, that is an empty argument.
The fact is that players wanted their salaries to be directly tied to revenues. They fought hard for that, and for good reason - as revenues go up, their salaries rise along with them. In other words, they fully participate in the success of the business.
The underbelly of that privilege is that, when revenues go down, so too must salaries. Either you want to be a stakeholder, or you don't. But you can't participate only on the sunny side.