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Post by respectmeordye3 on Oct 30, 2007 14:59:55 GMT -5
I doubt that--I have his book and I can't remember him even bringing Ventura up. No offense, but you're just forgetting then. He brings him up a couple of times, accuses him of being a big coke head and a few other hypocritical accusations. Well then that makes them even since Ventura made his whiny 2-year old hypocritical bull about Hogan "stealing" his look when he stole it from Graham.... |
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Post by HMARK Center on Oct 30, 2007 17:53:29 GMT -5
But this is worse than the current status, where wrestlers are basically unprotected? I'll deal with paying a few extra bucks. And if you can have insurance tied with employment, it's a LOT better than having to pay out of pocket for it, especially since health insurance for wrestlers does NOT come cheaply. Having a union would certainly change a lot of things relating to the inner workings of the industry, sure, but wrestling is so hideously behind the times in terms of taking care of it's employees, something really has to be done about it. The carnival days have been over since the early 1900's, but the business practices remain arcane. What's the difference if you're making $100 000 and have insurance, or making $125 000 with no insurance? It's all the same in the end, only the guy making $125 000 has a choice on what he wants to do with the extra $25 000 he makes. The other guy is having the choice made for him. When does an employer have an obligation to take care of his employees? My boss certainly doesn't take care of me. I provide a service, he pays me, then it's up to me to live my life. If I decide to buy crack instead of pay my rent, he can't help me when I end up homeless. Apples and oranges. Healthcare, in a profession where the employers tells the employees "hurt yourself", should be a no-brainer necessity. Stuntmen on Hollywood sets are covered for and compensated out the whazoo beacuse the danger they put themselves in; baseball/football/hockey players are treated like priceless works of art if an injury is suspected. Wrestlers, who work more dates and take more bumps, don't get even half of those benefits. The idea of all of us being responsible for ourselves and getting by due to making all good choices is a nice ideal, but its not reality. Let alone the fact that the health insurance policy of the US is completely out of whack (not making this political, just pointing out the reality of the situation), it's really asking a LOT of your employees, in a profession where you TELL them "go out there and perform <insert stunt here>", to pay for travel, lodging, healthcare, etc. ALL out of pocket. |
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