Like clockwork, Joe Biden has jumped on the bandwagon of those criticizing Caitlin Clark’s rookie WNBA contract. Also like clockwork, Biden used the same worn-out Democrat Party talking points we’ve heard for decades as the basis of his predictably hollow argument.
Let’s first revisit Clark’s contract.
As we reported on Tuesday, under the 2024 WNBA rookie scale for the No. 1-4 draft picks, the league’s top pick will earn a base salary of $76,535 in her first year, $78,066 the second year and $85,873 the third, with a fourth-year option of $97,582. The predictable harpies were aghast — and most had no idea what they were harping about.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson was among them.
These ladies deserve so much more…
Praying for the day 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 l https://t.co/mIZmaXwPVi— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) April 16, 2024
We’ll back to Wilson’s comment in a minute but first, Biden’s talking-points comments.
In a post on X (formerly, Twitter) Biden (his handlers) wrote:
Women in sports continue to push new boundaries and inspire us all.
But right now we’re seeing that even if you’re the best, women are not paid their fair share.
It’s time that we give our daughters the same opportunities as our sons and ensure women are paid what they deserve.
Biden’s post came hours after the Indiana Fever selected Clark as the top pick in the draft.
Women in sports continue to push new boundaries and inspire us all.
But right now we’re seeing that even if you’re the best, women are not paid their fair share.
It’s time that we give our daughters the same opportunities as our sons and ensure women are paid what they deserve.
— President Biden (@POTUS) April 16, 2024
First, the obvious. Those “new boundaries,” backed by the left, include males beating the hell out of females in female sporting events.
Now my two favorite parts: “fair share” and “what they deserve.”
Fair share as determined by who? Based on what criteria — other than the Democrat Party’s attack on America’s wealthy, and “profiteering” corporations? The same logic applies to “what they deserve.”
In the Democrat mind, which now embraces equity over equality, “what they deserve” amounts to little more than full-blown socialism: “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.” Those whining about Caitlin Clark’s “unfair” contract perfectly illustrate the point.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) recorded total revenue of $10.58 billion in 2023, an increase of $500 million over 2022. In contrast, the WNBA was projected to bring in between $180 million and $200 million in league revenue in 2023. The league started play in 1997 and has yet to turn a profit.
Moreover, in the 2023 season, WNBA average attendance was 6,615 fans per game, while NBA average attendance was 18,324 this past season, and 71 percent of the games were sellouts.
In the Democrat mind, the above is immaterial, although valid analogies abound.
If company “A ” is thriving and company “B” is barely hanging on, should company “B” employees be paid the same amount as company “A” employees? If one movie is a blockbuster and another one flops, should the profits from the blockbuster be shared with the flop? Should the top salesman at a car dealership share his commissions with the bottom salesman? Again, the analogies are endless.
In the Democrat mind, facts don’t don’t matter.
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