Robbed for His Riches By Paul Doherty In a capitalist society
people are constantly working, hustling, and scheming to profit off
of one another. Some consider it greedy, while most consider it
great, for capitalism is considered the bedrock and stabilizing
force of our market economy.
Robbed for His Riches
In a capitalist society people are constantly working, hustling, and scheming to profit off of one another.
Some consider it greedy, while most consider it great, for capitalism is considered the bedrock and stabilizing force of our market economy.
However, greed seems to be taking over in a major way, and the wide world of sports is steadily perpetuating this trend.
Young players are demanding gigantic contracts, fans are demanding multi-millions for souvenirs, and professional athletes are being robbed, in their own homes, for their most expensive material possessions.
Last week two NBA stars were tied up and robbed at gunpoint in two separate instances.
New York Knicks forward Eddy Curry – 6-foot-11, 285 pounds – was tied up along with his wife and an employee at his mansion in the Chicago suburb of Burr Ridge.
Miami Heat forward Antoine Walker, who is 6-foot-9, 245 pounds, was similarly robbed along with a relative at his $4 million townhouse in Chicago’s exclusive River North section.
The thieves took money, jewelry, and a car including a $55,000 wristwatch and a Mercedes Benz from Walker.
The masked gunmen did not physically harm either player.
Regardless, the motive in both cases seems to be greed.
Demarcus Russell, the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, has not shown up at Raiders’ training camp yet, and might not join the team until November, because he is trying to squeeze $30 million out of Al Davis and Raider’s front office.
If Russell gets his way, he would be the highest paid rookie in the history of the NFL, and he hasn’t even proven himself yet.
Greedy.
The guy who caught Barry Bonds’ 755 record-tying home-run ball in San Diego was offered $1 million for it and he said “No Thanks.”
Instead of taking the money and being happy to be “that guy,” he said it would cost $3 million if Barry ever wants to see the historic ball.
Greedy.
I realize that a guy or gal has to get paid, but when the money becomes more important than the sport, the fun is lost, and it becomes nothing more than a business, with greedy businessmen.
