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re: Academics starting to call for the end of college football
Posted on 7/31/17 at 11:49 am to Vecchio Cane
Posted on 7/31/17 at 11:49 am to Vecchio Cane
quote:why is it so hard for some of you to understand the difference between public and private money? Tax dollars pays for police officers and teachers because they work for the public. Private citizens and corporations fund college athletics through television money and ticket sales. There is far more money collected from sports in the private sector. The only real reason they aren't paying them more money now is because of Title iX
This is sure to be unpopular but I'll support banning football before I support paying players.
We have completely lost all vision and values if we pay kids to play college football with the budget shortfalls that most SEC states face yearly. Priorities, man. I can't imagine being a teacher or a cop and seeing people get enthusiastic about paying kids to play a game while schools and municipalities beg for funding
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Posted on 7/31/17 at 1:19 pm to MontyFranklyn
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why is it so hard for some of you to understand the difference between public and private money? Tax dollars pays for police officers and teachers because they work for the public. Private citizens and corporations fund college athletics through television money and ticket sales. There is far more money collected from sports in the private sector. The only real reason they aren't paying them more money now is because of Title iX
Well that is not 100% true. Most money given to colleges for athletics come in the form of ticket priority just for the right to buy tickets. That is then tax deductible at the rate of 80%. My 4 scholarship tickets cost $12,000, but I get a $9,600 tax deduction. So the government is still partially funding the moneys that go for sports.
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