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I am currently unemployed, like far too many Americans, so I spend lots of time on my computer. Selling things on classified sites, sending out resumes, and canvassing for computer related freelance jobs. I also check the three home pages of the news sites a couple of times a day to “stay informed” about what is going on in the world. Some of the news is enlightening, some of the news is sad, some of the news is scary, and some of the news is damn ridiculous. But the recent story concerning the Dallas Cowboys made me angry. And you might be also.
Let me start by saying this. I was a Cowboys fan going back to the 70′s. I remember watching Roger Staubach, Robert Newhouse, Tony Dorsett, Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson, Ed “Too Tall” Jones, don’t even get me started, Drew Pearson, Ed White, Golden Richards, Calvin Hill, Billy Joe Dupree, you think I’m playin?, Butch Johnson, Harvey Martin, Preston Pearson, Mel Renfro, Randy White, Cliff Harris, and Jethro Pugh. And let’s not forget the architect of the “Boys”, Tom Landry. Some of those names are well known and Hall of Famers. Some of those names are guys you have never heard of unless you were a TRUE Cowboys Fan. And going forward into the 80′s, I watch them also. When Joe Montana hit Jack Clark in the back of the inzone, TRUST ME, it pissed me off to no avail! The 90′s Cowboys did nothing for me until they got “Prime Time”, Deion Sanders. I kinda liked them then. I didn’t want them to win anything but I could at least watch them.
I became a Cowboys fan again when they picked up T.O. YUP, just like “Bette and Tina“, I’m riding with T.O. for life. And I figured that he would be able to get the Cowboys into the playoffs and maybe get them to the Super Bowl. I forgot that Tony “Stat Stuffer” Romo can’t deliver a pizza, much less a team to the finals. And that leads me to the REAL REASON for this post.
It has recently come to the public’s attention that the Dallas Cowboys are charging, anyone willing to pay it, over $800,000.00 for a Sky Box. And that doesn’t include a ticket to the game. That is just for the BOX! But the outrage doesn’t end there. They are going to charge these FOOLS $90.00 for a PIZZA. YUP, you heard me right. To get a pizza to your “box”, you will have to pay $90.00. You can get 12 pizzas delivered to your house for that much money! And if that isn’t enough, the “Boys” are going to charge people in the “box” over $66.00 for a 12 pack of Domestic Beer. I am not a beer drinker but I read the “sales papers” every week. For $66.00 I can buy at least three 12 packs! That had better be the BEST pizza ever made and the COLDEST beer ever brewed for that kind of money. But there is a bigger question. Who can afford this bullshit? Well this is where it gets interesting.
Most of the owners of Sky Boxes are corporations. They use them to impress potential clients, and as an advertising and marketing tool for their companies. Many of these same companies pay little or no corporate taxes. Many of these same companies received “bailout money” from the government. Or should I say bailout money from the AMERICAN TAX PAYERS. So if you want to know who is going to pay for these pizzas, YOU ARE!
Ain’t that a kick in the Pants!!!!
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