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American sports are the most socialist of all!  Hear me out, please.  First of all, the worst teams get first pick at the best players in the draft.  If this isn't Socialist, I don't know what is.  And this is exclusively used by all four major sports in the United States.  In Soccer, it's a free market, with teams able to bid as high as they want for the best players with little regulation or intervention by their respective leagues.  Of course, this creates a lack of parity such that leagues tend to be dominated by a small subset of teams (see: Barca/Madrid, ManU/Chelsea/Arsenal, etc.).  Of course, I think the American system is better, as it gives all teams a better chance to compete.  (Note:  THIS DOES NOT MAKE ME A SOCIALIST.)  In a way, sports exhibit possibly the ONLY proper application of "socialist" policies, and it only works because of the small scale of sporting leagues.  Jeez, there are so many more examples it's ridiculous.  Like this:  The NBA, NHL, and NFL all have salary caps, which are designed to ensure super rich teams can't dominate year after year.  The NBA has a "soft" cap, which means they can have payrolls above the salary cap, but for every dollar the Lakers spend above the salary cap, they have to pay a "luxury tax" which then gets distributed to teams with lower payrolls.  For Heaven's sake, it's a "tax" that goes to less wealthy teams!  It's LITERALLY designed to "spread the wealth."  So, in summary, while socialism is certainly not something that can work on a national scale, it has and does work in American sports. So for the sake of not insulting the intelligence of sports fans who happen to read this site, I suggest removing this section entirely.  Thanks. [[User:Ballncheney|Ballncheney]] 5:16, July 06, 2011 (PDT)

American sports are the most socialist of all!  Hear me out, please.  First of all, the worst teams get first pick at the best players in the draft.  If this isn't Socialist, I don't know what is.  And this is exclusively used by all four major sports in the United States.  In Soccer, it's a free market, with teams able to bid as high as they want for the best players with little regulation or intervention by their respective leagues.  Of course, this creates a lack of parity such that leagues tend to be dominated by a small subset of teams (see: Barca/Madrid, ManU/Chelsea/Arsenal, etc.).  Of course, I think the American system is better, as it gives all teams a better chance to compete.  (Note:  THIS DOES NOT MAKE ME A SOCIALIST.)  In a way, sports exhibit possibly the ONLY proper application of "socialist" policies, and it only works because of the small scale of sporting leagues.  Jeez, there are so many more examples it's ridiculous.  Like this:  The NBA, NHL, and NFL all have salary caps, which are designed to ensure super rich teams can't dominate year after year.  The NBA has a "soft" cap, which means they can have payrolls above the salary cap, but for every dollar the Lakers spend above the salary cap, they have to pay a "luxury tax" which then gets distributed to teams with lower payrolls.  For Heaven's sake, it's a "tax" that goes to less wealthy teams!  It's LITERALLY designed to "spread the wealth."  So, in summary, while socialism is certainly not something that can work on a national scale, it has and does work in American sports. So for the sake of not insulting the intelligence of sports fans who happen to read this site, I suggest removing this section entirely.  Thanks. [[User:Ballncheney|Ballncheney]] 5:16, July 06, 2011 (PDT)