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Cute123456789: 5 months ago | Last edited at 10:32AM on 12/21/2012

"i do not understand why a man in a helmet defending his country gets payed less than a man in a helmet defending a football"

if u think this is a good quote please reply i thought it was good and i wanted to know who else did cute huh

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Dozy: 5 months ago | Last edited at 4:09PM on 12/21/2012

Economics. Your suggestion sounds good but no government could afford to pay their fighting forces what they're worth.

On the other hand, an article written by a retired US General was published in a 1937 Readers Digest. In it he stated that another war was coming (he didn't need to be psychic to realise that) and suggested a way to prevent it.

He listed the profits made by many big US manufacturers in WW I and said that on the day the first shot was fired, all industrialists, bankers and politicians should be conscripted. "Don't send them to fight," he said. "They'd be useless. Rather put them on the same pay scale as a front line soldier and send them back to do their own jobs."

Interesting theory. It's a pity that the only people in a position to implement it would have to apply it to themselves.

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Your_Little_Helper: 5 months ago

Cause there are less guys defending a foot ball then there are defending a country...

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Reputed: 5 months ago

There are less football players than soldiers, you expect to pay every a soldier 150,000 dollars for every shot they fire? You're funny. And people complain about spending.

--[[I ain't even mad!

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crazyoutlaw: 5 months ago

be quit so you think that a person tossing a ball around should get more money than someone who is saving our country?

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Reputed: 5 months ago

Be quit? What am I quitting? I don't think they should get payed more, but unfortunately they are, that's just the way it is. You expect that because I say something against this, you pin the blame on me.

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azsx230: 5 months ago via iPhone

Corporate sponsorship.

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john34621: 5 months ago

When I hear this I think of Pat Tillman.

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dragona13: 5 months ago

I agree. People need to realise that there are people dying for our country and they have children and their spouse is trying hard to make ends meet while football players make probably quadruple the money and they don't do nearly the same things.

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tonifitch: 5 months ago

I think it's a fair question..Our Armed Forces need more respect for the life they lead and the sacrifices they make. Leaving family and home....Sport figures are way overpaid in any case......and don't forget the perks they get..Commercials..right...
Number should not matter...Without our Armed Forces, where would we be?.We can do without sports tho I really love the games...

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zotoxis: 5 months ago

Simple answer,our priorities are screwed up, why would you pay a hockey player 1,000,000 $ to shoot a piece of rubber around?!!!

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tonifitch: 5 months ago

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crazyoutlaw: 5 months ago

i totally agree the people need to focus more on the army/navy than some sports

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Running_spider: 5 months ago via iPhone

Somebody should mention this to the armed forces PR guy. Wait.......I guess some people would frown on live televised battles. Lack of sponsorship could be the cause.

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laneashley02: 5 months ago

Amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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