TOP (09-18-2020)
I’m not missing cracks. For starters the major money for these salaries comes from private donors and outside sources, shoe company contracts being the major one. Those are private dollars.
Regarding revenue generated by the programs it’s not like there are two choices, the additional money goes to Nick Saban or the State of Alabama general fund. Money generated by the school goes to the school, it’s not a cost to the taxpayers.
People can argue college coaches shouldn’t earn what they do but it’s not taxpayers paying these salaries.
TOP (09-18-2020)
Disagreed for the following reason.
Giving money to panhandlers doesn't help them; they'll just spend the money for booze or cigarettes. Once they are given then money, the giver has no control over it. Better, IMO, to give money to a shelter where it's clear the money is going for food and shelter. It's the same with public institutions like a State University; they are given money from taxpayers, but the taxpayers may not have control over the spending depending on the State's choices.
You are arguing that all are okay and I'm only saying it seems high, but it's up to each state. You seem to favor national "rights" for Universities spending taxpayer money and I'm advocating States' Rights in allowing each state's citizens to choose.
"Hatred is a failure of imagination" - Graham Greene, "The Power and the Glory"
I’m not saying anything about whether the salaries are too high or not. They are dictated by market forces and ultimately large amounts of private money pays the salaries. If you think states should cap what private citizens can donate to the their University’s athletic program that is your right but not something I support
CFM (09-18-2020)
You do not seem to understand how salaries work. If they included all sources of income, then the highest paid government official would always be some politician with a huge other source of income.
Or put another way, if a coach is listed as getting $9 million in public money, he is probably getting a few million, in addition, in private money. The same goes for a dean of a medical school, who might get $250k from the state, and an additional few million from drug research he has done.
No dude, you’re not understanding how this works. His “salary” isn’t $9 million. That’s his total compensation (even though it gets referred to as his salary). His actually salary is like $240K. So your premise that tax payers are paying Saban $9m is false and not even close to accurate.
"Hatred is a failure of imagination" - Graham Greene, "The Power and the Glory"
I’m not sure what I’m not backing up. That taxpayers don’t pay the sticker salary amount coaches make?
Nick Saban’s actual salary is like $240K. You think Alabama’s state congress and Governor should have to approve that? (Edit: since tone can be difficult to determine at times on boards like this I’m not asking the question in a dick tone, I’m just asking the question.)
Last edited by cawacko; 09-18-2020 at 08:19 PM.
The subject of the this thread, which you started, asks if $9m compensation for Saban is good use of taxpayer money. Now you acknowledge his compensation from the taxpayers is only $240K. I guess the Trump comment was a diversion to acknowledge your inaccurate thread title.
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