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Originally Posted by redpoint5
There's a few people that hold the majority of marathon trophies.
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Comparing sports to capitalist distributions of wealth, really does work, showing the miserable distribution of wealth, between workers. Sports is piling all the wealth on the winners, but will not pay the underlings properly for their competitive efforts. Some 2nd placers in 1500 meter runs got short shrift, even tho they may have crossed the finish line only seconds (less?) behind. Competition is getting so intense, that some marathon winners have marathons only seconds ahead of 2nd placers. Sports advertisers, making trillions, are getting free wealth, by not being forced to pay all professional sports people at a much less ballooning rate, which turns a few athletes into kings & queens, but many others into paupers.
It is crazy that lowest rung tennis players, who sometimes beat top 5, 10 or 20 players, have to live out of their cars (parent's car), & can't afford a room, coaches or other support. Yes, advertisers must properly pay for ALL the competition, which is causing exciting, want-to-watch sports campaigns.... even in the first rounds.
The same occurs for workers of the world. Workers, who risk their lives must be paid properly. India & companies, make lots of wealth, de-constructing ocean-going ships. In these tragically dangerous jobs (can't call them careers, because so many people die), two people are killed & many are injured (permanently?) FOR EVERY SHIP DECONSTRUCTED. Yet, there is little compensation to families for lost wage earners or permanently injured workers. Other workers fill the world with tragedy, with no help, when capitalists bury workers with work & death.