michael jordan is becoming rich at the
expense of those who idolize him.He is like a crack-dealer having people
kill others to get the product.Nike is like the Columbian Cartel.
The shoes could not cost more than $20 in China.
Chevy and Jack Daniels are not responsible for drunk drivers
S&W and Revere Cullery are not responsible for Charles Manson
Ask yourself the question; in all the Air Jordan fights, in the flash mobs, in the Mall of America riots, what is the one constant?
Very quietly, with any media attention quashed, the election of Obama enlaged an ready huge sense of entitlement ..... in whom?
Surely Jordan himself can’t completely divorce himself from the issue, though existing endorsement contracts with Nike may make it difficult for him to speak out about the abuses associated with the culture. I don’t know if, for example, Nike routes some of its profits into athletic scholarships, or offers discounts for good report cards — maybe they do for all I know — but moves like this might make it more declasse’ to simply steal the shoes, and more proper to acquire them the normal way. Again it’s going to have to be private action from private conscience. Nobody should be forcing Nike or Jordan to do this.
And your point is?
Prices are set at what the customer is willing to pay...If no one bought the shoes, the prices would drop like a hot potato....Its the fault of those that pay that much money for the item...not Jordan or Nike. Put the blame where it belongs...the buyer.
Made mostly in Indonesia. For $8. Saw a documentary and the Nike CEO is a very wealthy man but would rather pay kids overseas to make his shoes and sell them here for stupidly high prices that sub-humans would kill regular humans for, than to provide jobs to Americans and sell the product at a competitive price.
When questioned about it he said “Americans don’t want to make shoes.”
Huh?
Very few of those fighting over the shoes know much about him, or are even old enough to remember him playing for a championship team.
Hence the company's policy of getting newer stars to co-endorse the shoes.
That being said, why should Jordan not get rich from his talent and reputation? He worked extremely hard to become the absolute best at his profession. Why should he not benefit from his hard work?
He is like a crack-dealer having people kill others to get the product.
Sneakers are not brain-altering chemicals. They are leisure footwear.
99% of the sneakers' purchasers are not willing to commit violent crimes to get sneakers.
One might as well condemn motorcycle manufacturers because a tiny percentage of the enthusiasts of their popular products are career criminals.
like the Columbian Cartel.
Because they peacefully manufacture useful household products that law-abiding consumers enjoy?
You've lost the plot.
The shoes could not cost more than $20 in China.
How much does it cost to ship a pair of sneakers from Shanghai to Houston?
How much does it cost per shoe to rent or own a sneaker store in Houston?
How much does it cost to insure and staff a sneaker store in Houston? To secure endorsements that make the shoes more popular?
Sneakers do not magically appear on the feet of the end consumer the moment they are manufactured.
It costs money to get them from point A to point B.