Comparing Football To Socialism

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This reminds me of a blog written by Bill Mahr, comparing football to socialism and baseball to laissez-faire capitalism. This becomes quite evident when juxtaposing the Green Bay Packers and the Milwaukee Brewers. The Packers have won 4 Superbowls and 11 NFL championships because teams must adhere to a salary cap, establishing an equal playing field. Whereas the Brewers have won ZERO World Series because big market teams (NYY, BOS, SF, etc.) can outspend smaller markets by 3-4 fold -- creating massive disparity.

The supposition that Bernie despises wealthy individuals and wants to "punish them" by "stealing" their income is simply untrue. His goal is to create an economy that benefits everyone and not just the one-percent.

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