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Every NFL owner is a one percenter. (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 OP
Smart businessmen don't shit where they eat dalton99a Sep 2017 #1
And Trump has never been a truly smart businessman. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #2
These owners, many of whom supported Dotard, have to be beside themselves with this controversy. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Not Ruth Sep 2017 #4
All but one Jim Lane Sep 2017 #5
We need more teams with citizen ownership. sharedvalues Sep 2017 #7
We'll get single payer before we get that. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #8
Every NFL owner is a Billionaire sharedvalues Sep 2017 #6
The Green Bay Packers is not owned by the city. former9thward Sep 2017 #10
Almost every player is a 1%er. former9thward Sep 2017 #9

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,740 posts)
2. And Trump has never been a truly smart businessman.
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 10:18 PM
Sep 2017

He's just good at bullying, cheating and suing people. It's obvious he doesn't understand that he shouldn't shit where he eats.

Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

 

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)
5. All but one
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 11:08 PM
Sep 2017

When the NFL adopted its current rules concerning ownership, the community-based ownership structure of the Green Bay Packers was grandfathered in. The team is owned by a publicly held nonprofit corporation with more than 300,000 shareholders. I assume that the vast majority of the shareholders are not one percenters.

 

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)
8. We'll get single payer before we get that.
Sun Sep 24, 2017, 11:39 AM
Sep 2017

And I think single payer is still several years off.

I know that in the NFL and MLB, the league must approve any change of ownership. My guess is that the NBA and NHL are the same. The leagues feel comfortable only in dealing with the traditional ownership structure.

The Packers' community-based ownership would not be permitted under current NFL rules. It was grandfathered in when the rules were adopted. My guess is that none of the major sports leagues would allow a new such structure to be established. All other teams will continue to be owned by rich individuals or by small syndicates of rich individuals.

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
6. Every NFL owner is a Billionaire
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 11:59 PM
Sep 2017

Except for Green Bay's ownership (the city; we need more of that) and the Davis family, most likely.

Every other NFL owner is a GOP billionaire donor. (And Goodell is merely their mouthpiece. The owners hire him and he serves at their pleasure).

I am shocked that Goodell and thus the owners are condemning 27.5. This is big.

former9thward

(32,028 posts)
10. The Green Bay Packers is not owned by the city.
Sun Sep 24, 2017, 11:53 AM
Sep 2017

They are a non-profit corporation which is owned by about 360,000 shareholders. Anyone on DU could buy a share if they were offered up for sale. People from all 50 states and several foreign countries own shares.

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