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1. Sep05

   Evgeniya

   Mahr draws an interesting palreall between the Steelers and the Pirates. However, the Pirates ownership is not incompetent or as unfeeling as Mahr suggests. They are worse.The Pirates receive a wealth transfer (i.e., tax) from the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, and other teams that spend beyond an arbritary threashold. Instead of spending this money on players or organization, the Pirates owners pocket this money.In the NFL, the league mandates spending floors and spending ceilings especially on salaries to ensure all teams maintain a competitive product that keeps fans interested.Can you imagine limiting a corporation’s expenditures on salary? What if all corporations could only allocate 65% of sales revenue on salaries? How many multimillionaire CEOs would you see at that point? Hmm .