Most important political issue?

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  1. Thejamal

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    Is it? Think about what these players provide on a macro level and how much business they generate for their individual teams and they're paid rather appropriately for their work. From Advertisements, to TV deals, to businesses at the park, to national sports media, sports generates a ridiculous amount of money for a lot of people. It's why college football and basketball players are looking to receive benefits as both sports are billion dollar industries each season and the players MIGHT only be getting a full college scholarship. And not everyone is on scholarship for these top tier college programs.
     
  2. FuZyOn

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    The government isn't united. Most of them don't fight for the same cause, they work individually. If the government will work togheter they will solve more problems that way.
    Unemployment is a problem, yes, but not the biggest one.
    I would like to see them invest more in tourism and making all the cities look more beautiful and such.
     
  3. JR Ewing

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    I agree that they are pretty much being paid what they are worth in the market strictly in terms of dollar amounts - they make such ridiculous money because so many people pay so much money to watch them, buy their merchandise, etc.

    I think what Peninha is saying is that they are overcompensated financially in terms of what they actually contribute to society. I guess that's subject to debate, but it's obvious that they're not exactly curing cancer or otherwise solving any important problems out there on the field.

    But at the end of the day, as long as so many people pay so much money and put the entertainers up on such pedestals, they do certainly have every right to continue to make those huge paychecks.
     
  4. valiantx

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    Personally, i believe, self-governance is the most important political topic that needs to be shared and questioned about now. People forget that it was a man or woman, who voluntarily gave up their property to the society he or she had wished to join, thus 'diminishing' [not losing] their capacity to self-govern. To reference what I wrote, look to the concept of 'Social Contract', John Locke, and 'The Republic' by Plato, for a few literary examples; also, reference Barrack Obama's Federal Governmetn Shutdown Speech last year, which he clearly expressed the fact that the Framers of the nation we now know as U.S.A. and it's future people, were given the 'gift of self-governance'.
     
  5. Thejamal

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    Oh, absolutely. A big reason I think our public education system has largely been a failure is because we treat our teachers as "failures" who couldn't make it in their profession as a doctor/lawyer etc. Did a study on Finland a few years ago, and there teacher salaries are equivalent to our doctors and lawyers. And guess what? They have one of the best public educational school systems in the world, because teacher positions are actually in demand and almost require the same level of education as a doctor or lawyer to being accredited.

    Unfortunately, this debate often falls on deaf ears, because we're talking about changing the entire mentality of U.S society, which isn't something entirely too plausible to do anymore.
     
  6. Peninha

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    I think we forget the basics when we are living in developed countries. For basics I mean food, water and basic health care that some countries still don't have because they spend all their resources in war...
     
  7. Strykstar

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    I honestly don't have a problem with the salaries of football players, why should I?
    It's not coming out of my pocket, if someone is willing to pay them that much to kick a ball and run around for a bit, then they would be crazy not to take advantage of that.
    Would I love to earn as much as them? Of course! But I'd say the same about most successful business people, actors, etc. You get paid based on what people are willing to pay you.
     
  8. Hedonologist

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    Not gay marriage. It is alarming at how much attention this trivial issue is given. Immigration is a far more pressing Issue. Both in the US and Europe. Fortunately though, anti immigration parties are seeing a rise in support. Especially in France, The UK, The Netherlands and Scandinavia.
     
  9. gmckee1985

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    I agree about gay marriage. I don't feel that strongly either way about the issue. Not sure why people get so heated about it. To me, there are far more pressing issues. As you mentioned, immigration is a big one. A lot of folks I usually agree with are on the opposite side of this issue than I am. I feel like we need less illegal immigration, and less immigration in general. Far too many of our own people are hurting. We shouldn't be importing so much cheap labor. It's hurting American wages and putting a strain on our welfare system.
     
  10. Determined2014

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    The most important issue, is the size of the Government and the tax issues, with arbotion, it will always happen, I doubt the Government could ever control it.
     

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