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What you missed is that Major League Baseball has instituted a "Luxury Tax" on all teams that spend above a certain amount. So MLB is a lot like government, teams get punished for daring to spend money they earned on players for their teams (Yankees). You could maybe look at it like a "research and development" tax.One of the TV announcers explained it.
The NFL takes all the TV money, puts it into a big pot, then divides it "equally" among the teams. It's why, in any given year, any NFL team might win the Super Bowl. It's called working as a team and "sharing the wealth".
But there are some MLB teams that will never play in the World Series because in baseball, it's every team (man) for himself. Some of those teams can't fill a stadium. They are merely "cannon fodder" for the "big" teams that have lots of money.
It reminded me of the Republican view of America. Every man for himself and the rich are supposed get more. Because they're rich. Who cares about the team (country). It's every team (man) for himself.
Do a little research rdean and find out how many MLB teams are losing money (on MLB welfare) Even the teams that can't compete for a title can still pay their players millions.
The government can't pay us millions, they can only pay us below minimum wage and you know it.
You can't compare Major League Sports to Governments.