A softball player complained about the lack respect and more importantly, the lack of money, that her profession gets. Needless to say, some people who don't understand basic economics were jumping to her side and demanding she get paid more than the bat boys do for the New York Yankees. Bluntly put, in this life you basically get paid what your skills are worth, and sometimes in a free market, that isn't much.
No, that's not me being sexist or saying she isn't worth anything as a person. What it is me saying is that in a free society where people choose how to spend their money, people place a higher value on the skills needed to be an MLB pitcher than a professional softball pitcher. Therefore, the MLB player will get paid for money for his talent. Sadly, this could go for the bat boy as well-if the skills that the bat boy has are more marketable than a softball pitcher, than yes, he/she should get paid more for it.
Do I think it stinks that our women's national soccer team isn't paid more? Absolutely. They have brought home more world cups than our men (which is 0, btw) but fact is people don't like women's sports as much. Hence no sponsors or endorsements that are on par with the men. Can't pay with money that isn't there....
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