Do no harm: Who should bear the costs of retired NFL players’ medical bills?

renegadewa said

You are kidding.....................right??

The NFL wouldn't be the NFL and the owners wouldn't own teams if it wasn't a money making proposition. And why shouldn't the players themselves bear part of the cost? They knew what they were getting into when they signed to play a game that destroys the human body!!
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I don't think it should be "taxpayers" either - just realize in this system it's just fine (with some minimal handwringing) for taxpayers to pay the owners for the privilege of building a stadium + all the other sweetheart deals; but its not ok to provide for the people who actually did the things we enjoyed

When these topics come up I find it hysterically sad that we kid ourselves into believing we are a democracy - we are clearly an aristocracy
We talk about players "knowing" the risks and accepting responsibility, and the we turn around and try to minimize the risks for owners
does that not seem odd?