Since Sports Athlete's and Actors have Labor Unions why do the Democrats support Labor Unions and support a Pr?

Since Sports Athlete's and Actors have Labor Unions why do the Democrats support Labor Unions and support a Progressive Tax System why do they suport higher taxes on their Union Brothers and Sisters many which make millions of dollars a year. Am I right that the reason why Sports Athlete's make so much money is because of Strikes ? Also my point is not all Rich people are CEOS of Big Wealthy Corporations.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Basketball_Players_Association



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League_Players_Association



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_Hockey_Players'_Association



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_Actors_GuildSince Sports Athlete's and Actors have Labor Unions why do the Democrats support Labor Unions and support a Pr?
I was in a union and I made during my best year $60k, I never met a union brother or sister that made millions a year. Nor have I heard of one, except when it comes to those few professions that have them.



The reason the pro athletes are unionized was before the owners paid them little, no retirement, no nothing and threw them out when they were used up. Now some of the athletes are wealthier then the owners. Good for them.



If we go back to a non union America, we will end up with this:



6 1/2 day work weeks

12 to 14 hour work days

No retirement

Barely livable poverty wages

fired at will

management running over the workers

20 minute meal breaks

terrible working conditions

absolutely no protection.



We'll be back to third world.



As far as your tax question, taxes are a bi partisan effort over decades to get to where we are. There are 213 various taxes in the USA. Income tax is but one of them. The average person pays 50% of their salary in taxes.



Now that is something we can all biiiitch about. But we don't. We are stuck in income tax and ignore the rest. Look at how the press reports on taxes, it is almost always about income taxes, rarely about the rest of the taxes.



StupidSince Sports Athlete's and Actors have Labor Unions why do the Democrats support Labor Unions and support a Pr?
You really aren't this clueless are you? Yes, we support labor unions and even if someone in a labor union makes $15 million a year, there is no reason they should not pay their fair share of taxes. Your point is pointless. It doesn't matter how a person makes his millions a year (very few actually "earn" that much), he/she should be subject to taxes. BTW knowing quite a few actors, I can tell you that very few of them spend much time worrying about their tax load. Even they know that they should pay a reasonable amount of taxes.