Charles Barkley: Athletes pay more in taxes, 'deserve some preferential treatment' for COVID-19 vacc

[demmiblue]

Basketball analyst and NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley said Thursday that professional athletes should receive preferential treatment when it comes to administering COVID-19 vaccines.

On an episode of "Inside the NBA," Barkley cited the amount of taxes NBA, NFL and NHL players are required to pay as a reason for why he said they should be closer to the front of the line.

"Three hundred million shots, give a thousand to some NBA players, NFL players, hockey players," Barkley said. "Listen, as much taxes as these players pay, they deserve some preferential treatment."

Link to tweet

https://thehill.com/homenews/news/534436-charles-barkley-athletes-pay-more-in-taxes-deserve-some-preferential-treatment

[mucifer]

1. Solution to that. Max pay $100,000 per year for all athletes.

[Alliepoo]

2. Yikes!!

[JCMach1]

3. Open mouth, insert foot

[ms liberty]

16. I love Charles Barkley but he does that pretty regularly

He's a pretty good guy and has his heart in the right place, but sometime he gets on his stream of conciousness rambles and says stupid shit.

[Mr.Bill]

4. The only reason I can see for pro sports to get back to normal

is that they employ thousands of people, not just the athletes.

[Blue_true]

18. Good point. Plus they improve civic pride. nt

[MustLoveBeagles]

5. He said the quiet part out loud

[rsdsharp]

6. Say what you mean, Charles.

The rich should go to the front of the line. Fuck the little people.

[Blues Heron]

7. Barkley on the Titanic - "Out of my way! Rich person coming through!"

As he jumps in a lifeboat

[lame54]

8. New game: Hero or Republican?

[Faux pas]

9. Hey

Barkley, how about spending some your big bucks getting some poor folks vaccinated? Or is it all about you?

[Fullduplexxx]

10. Im essential i think differently

[spanone]

11. fuck chuck

jock privilege

[Deacon Blue]

12. Jock Privilege...

...of course, his BMI puts him in a higher risk category.

[Takket]

13. its not enough they make 1000 times what a nurse does, they have to get vaccinated first too?

[msongs]

14. show us your tax returns and your businesses that paid no taxes as well nt

[HUAJIAO]

15. I used to watch TV, and football.

Barkley was probably the stupidest person I ever saw...

[Blue_true]

17. I would favor all professional players getting vaccinated early for a different reason.

Unfortunately, in our country and most of the world, professional athletes and the sports that they excel at form glue that help hold societies together and give societies a sense of normalcy. I would like to see leagues playing, traveling like they were and referees of games also doing what they had been doing, I believe that would be an important step to us returning to a state of normalcy.