Re: Whistlemania! -- Are we fixing something that isn't broken?
First, I agree that it’s difficult to compare official’s fees between sports, especially given the very different economics of each involved. And, I also acknowledge that challenge directly a couple of sentences down from where you chose to finish quoting me. However, I (and assume most others) will disagree strongly with your assertion that the pay an individual receives for a specific position shouldn’t be or isn’t tied to the physical demands that position requires or, risk of injury it may present. Especially when compared to similar career fields where the demands and risk are measurably lower. For instance, people who work on the pipelines in northern Alaska make more than those that work basically the same job in more temperate climates. Why? Greater physical demand and risk of injury due to conditions of course. Based on what I’ve laid out as the reasons why hockey officials clearly deserve better pay, wouldn’t they deserve it if the economics were equal?
Originally posted by St. Clown
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