Murray’s Column Is Money in the Bank
I have never been a big fan of Jim Murray, but his April 15 column hit the nail on the head. The ridiculously exorbitant salaries paid to these “entertainers†is both demeaning and demoralizing to the rest of us “little people.†Are we supposed to cheer for them so they can improve their market value? These athletes do nothing constructive for our society except to provide unattainable career models for our youth.
As a (Los Angeles Unified School District) teacher, I can only try to hold my rage in check as I receive a pay cut to $21,000 while the guy at the end of the bench is getting $1.2 million a year.
How did these inequities begin and when will they end? Professional sports is the “sick man†of our society.
DANIEL GUERRERO
Venice
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