[hosepipe]

[ why is it so difficult to think that this couldn't be expanded to all "used or consumed" items and completely do away with the income based system. ]

Thats an easy one Geez....
Not all the players are corrupt BUT ALL the umpires are..
ANY decisions by THEM will be jaded ultimately FOR the wrong TEAMs benefit..
Really Geez do you used face paint when you go to these games.?..
and a silly hat.?.

[ancient_geezer]

You have just laid out good and sufficient reasons to replace the umpires.

After all we are the ones who put and keep these dunderheads in office, time to take the effort to remove them from the game. So it would seem to me.

And by the way, I don't wear funny hats nor paint my face for games, though my ancestor's have when the times warranted such. (Boston tea party was a grand time donch'ya think?)