Comments on: Congressional Hearings on C-Span http://davepear.com/blog/2009/10/congressional-hearings-on-c-span/ • the unofficial blog for independent football veterans • Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:33:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Etter http://davepear.com/blog/2009/10/congressional-hearings-on-c-span/comment-page-1/#comment-21342 John Etter Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:14:41 +0000 http://davepear.com/blog/?p=4110#comment-21342 Dave, I agree Congress should be looking at removing the NFL's anti-trust exemption if immediate and substantive action by the NFL on player head injuries and player disability payments is not forthcoming. The anti-trust exemption affords the NFL obvious advantages other businesses do not enjoy, resulting in greater profitability. As such, the NFL is obliged to treat its labor force (the players, current and retired) as more than an expense figure to be reckoned with on their bottom line. John Etter UW Huskies <img src="http://www.davepear.com/images/uw_huskies.gif" alt="Go Huskies!" /> Dave,

I agree Congress should be looking at removing the NFL’s anti-trust exemption if immediate and substantive action by the NFL on player head injuries and player disability payments is not forthcoming. The anti-trust exemption affords the NFL obvious advantages other businesses do not enjoy, resulting in greater profitability. As such, the NFL is obliged to treat its labor force (the players, current and retired) as more than an expense figure to be reckoned with on their bottom line.

John Etter
UW Huskies
Go Huskies!

]]> By: Dave Pear http://davepear.com/blog/2009/10/congressional-hearings-on-c-span/comment-page-1/#comment-21286 Dave Pear Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:09:01 +0000 http://davepear.com/blog/?p=4110#comment-21286 <img src="http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2008/01/29/PH2008012901050.jpg" alt="Dave Pear SuperBowl Ring" /> Dear Commissioner Goodell, Do you agree with Rep. Maxine Waters? "When Goodell said that talks between owners and players are in the early stages, Waters said it's time "for Congress to take a look at your antitrust exemption" and that she thinks it should be removed." Sincerely, Dave & Heidi Pear Dave Pear SuperBowl Ring
Dear Commissioner Goodell,

Do you agree with Rep. Maxine Waters?

“When Goodell said that talks between owners and players are in the early stages, Waters said it’s time “for Congress to take a look at your antitrust exemption” and that she thinks it should be removed.”

Sincerely,
Dave & Heidi Pear

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