Loonie above 1.04

htpwn

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Nov 4, 2009
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It is not communism at all revenue sharing is socialism. In true communism every player would earn the same amount, all merch would be the same, all food, parking, drinks, tickets, etc etc etc. All owners would make the same amount of profit regardless of what the team brought in. Season tickets would not exist. Under comunism every team would have the exact same total salaries and not havea $16 million range

Sharing profits is socialism, evenly splitting of profits is communism

"From each according to his ability, to each according to his need"
-- Karl Marx.
 

Jeffrey93

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Do any players have contracts that pay them in US or Canadian depending on which is worth more?

Might see that soon....we'll hear the Panthers crying that they sell 6,500 tickets to a game and charge US dollars for them...then have to pay their players in Canadian dollars.

Think the NHL is drafting a US Assistance Plan yet?
 

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Do any players have contracts that pay them in US or Canadian depending on which is worth more?

Might see that soon....we'll hear the Panthers crying that they sell 6,500 tickets to a game and charge US dollars for them...then have to pay their players in Canadian dollars.

Think the NHL is drafting a US Assistance Plan yet?

They don't need it. They have revenue sharing that pays much more to teams than the Canadian assistance plan ever did.
 

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Eudora Wannabe
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How would you feel if every state paid $4 per gallon for gas and your state paid $12. More gas should be sent to your state to ease the demand, would that not seem fair? Pretty smug to say don't buy gas, it's that simple.

The differences in state and local taxes can cause that now. In California and Connecticut the price of a gallon of gas is higher than in Tennessee; and in Mississippi and Arizona they're lower than Tennessee.

You can move to another state to lower the taxes or you can stay put and adjust your budget. It does seem unfair that prices for a ticket are higher in some areas than in others, but really it's the draw of the marketplace coupled with cost of living. If you're living in a low cost of living state like Tennessee, even those "cheap seats" you see listed are a stretch for many because salaries average lower as well.
 

sh724

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Do any players have contracts that pay them in US or Canadian depending on which is worth more?

Might see that soon....we'll hear the Panthers crying that they sell 6,500 tickets to a game and charge US dollars for them...then have to pay their players in Canadian dollars.

Think the NHL is drafting a US Assistance Plan yet?

All contracts have to be in US dollars, it would be impossible for the league to enforce a cap if players are using two different scales. Unless they picked one day and used the exchange rates on that day. But that would defeat the purpose of your idea
 

BadHammy*

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All contracts have to be in US dollars, it would be impossible for the league to enforce a cap if players are using two different scales. Unless they picked one day and used the exchange rates on that day. But that would defeat the purpose of your idea

But think of how funny it would be if players to get pick the currency they got paid in. "I want the Euro, no wait, can I get my paycheck in Yuan?"

The cycle of money will soon be turning around, in my estimation. The two currencies need to be valued very similarly or the status of the nations as trading partners could be jeopardized. I think the ceiling for the looney is maybe around 1.07, and even at that level, it's cause for concern in the league. The cap floor could drive up salaries in an insane way soon.
 

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