Blog Post 5

One current event that reflects the course theme is the ongoing NBA lockout. The players and owners are having trouble agreeing on a new agreement, and so far the season is locked out due to the lack of a compromise. The funny thing about this is that the league is making billions per year, yet is still willing to be stubborn and possibly lose all the revenue from a season, just over the disagreement of a few million dollars. Relating this to the issue of class warfare, this is the type of thing that makes the upper class such an easy target. It makes no sense that the owners and players would take the chance of making no money, rather than negotiating. It seems like both sides have drawn their lines in the sand and now are just going to wait for the other to cave. Meanwhile, people are struggling with their bills and are working overtime to make ends work. In the land of the NBA, Kobe Bryant and other players are negotiating to decide whether they make 20 million a year or 15 million a year. This ludicrous amount of money is being paid to people for playing a game. While it is debatable whether they actually deserve such high contracts, the fact of the matter is that the NBA lockout makes both parties look bad when compared to the average working man. Most people would not be able to stop getting paychecks while they negotiate with their bosses for months. This shows how different life is for the upper class as compared to the working class.