Lower US MNT pay and raise US WNT pay

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There is an old saying about people who know the price of everything and the value of nothing. The revenue generated by women has been steadily growing - we've all heard about their jerseys being Nike's best selling item and the record numbers of viewers this world cup. The people who the price of everything will say - So what? The amount of revenue they generate is small compared to the men, so they should get paid less. The people who know the VALUE of things see a different picture - in the mens' team they see a bunch of ineffective, old, anemic losers who can't qualify for a world cup, let alone win one. The performance in the final of the Gold Cup is all you need to know about the present team and where it is headed. The people who recognize value as opposed to price will always believe the women's team is worth more - because they are winners. For those people its a simple equation Men's Team = losers. Women's team = winners. Who do you pay more? If you want to reward mediocrity, continue to pay the men more, but don't complain about the lack of value there.

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On what possible basis would they make this decision? Out of charity or the kindness of their heart?

This is what I don't get. Why should the women get more money? If Fifa only has 32 million to distribute for the womens world cup that is on sponsors not anyone else. Why not petition the sponsors to pay more for ads during womens games and make the pot bigger?

Just taking from the men for no reason other than, " well it sounds fair" is a stupid idea.

How about we make sure everyone in every job in the US makes the same? Its just fair afterall. Doesn't matter what someone is willing to pay for your services, we all need to be paid the same because it sounds nice and we can all sing kumbaya.

Grow up.

Who pays the salaries of players on the USMNT and USWNT? Is it US Soccer who gets money from FIFA, sponsors, etc? Like One company who should show equal pay and treatment for employees of different gender doing similar jobs.

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Who pays the salaries of players on the USMNT and USWNT? Is it US Soccer who gets money from FIFA, sponsors, etc? Like One company who should show equal pay and treatment for employees of different gender doing similar jobs.

When the USMNT play against men, then they will be doing the same job.

It’s a much more difficult job to play against professional male soccer players than playing against female professional soccer players.

Equal pay for equal jobs.

Good thing for the USWNT that they aren’t required to play against professional male soccer players seeing as they can’t beat 14 year old 8th Grade boys from Dallas.

Similar is not equal.

A Teachers Assistant does a similar job to a Teacher, but their pay isn’t equal.

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The product is different. Women's soccer is like comparing a 500 mile car race where the women are driving 20 Ford Fiestas on a track where the men are driving 40 Ford GT's.
If women want equal pay then they must play an equal game. Men v. Women - winner take all.

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Who pays the salaries of players on the USMNT and USWNT? Is it US Soccer who gets money from FIFA, sponsors, etc? Like One company who should show equal pay and treatment for employees of different gender doing similar jobs.

Correction:

When the USWNT play against men, then they will be doing the same job.

It’s a much more difficult job to play against professional male soccer players than playing against female professional soccer players.

Equal pay for equal jobs.

Good thing for the USWNT that they aren’t required to play against professional male soccer players seeing as they can’t beat 14 year old 8th Grade boys from Dallas.

Similar is not equal.

A Teachers Assistant does a similar job to a Teacher, but their pay isn’t equal.

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OK, much has been said about reaching equality, but after watching both teams on the world's stage, I'd say raise the women's pay and lower the men's!!

Sure ... when they can beat the USMNT we're all for it! Heck I'd settle for beating a U16 club team.

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Sure ... when they can beat the USMNT we're all for it! Heck I'd settle for beating a U16 club team.

The men's team sucks so bad USSF should pay us to watch!

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Correction:

When the USWNT play against men, then they will be doing the same job.

It’s a much more difficult job to play against professional male soccer players than playing against female professional soccer players.

Equal pay for equal jobs.

Good thing for the USWNT that they aren’t required to play against professional male soccer players seeing as they can’t beat 14 year old 8th Grade boys from Dallas.

Similar is not equal.

A Teachers Assistant does a similar job to a Teacher, but their pay isn’t equal.

Male and Female teachers and teachers assistants get paid on the same pay scale. Yes one can argue that USMNT and USWNT players aren't doing the exact same job but the pay should be in alignment with the job responsibilities. One could also argue should the veteran Rappinoe and a newbie sub be paid the same salary. The question is should the men and women's salaries be more in alignment? Look at how many games they are expected to play throughout the year, practice requirements, travel, etc. They are both representing America on the big stage.

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Both the men and women are getting their paycheck from US Soccer. The lawyers will be evaluating everything from revenue they generate in the US, health benefits, and deciding if US Soccer has been discriminating based on gender.

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Male and Female teachers and teachers assistants get paid on the same pay scale. Yes one can argue that USMNT and USWNT players aren't doing the exact same job but the pay should be in alignment with the job responsibilities. One could also argue should the veteran Rappinoe and a newbie sub be paid the same salary. The question is should the men and women's salaries be more in alignment? Look at how many games they are expected to play throughout the year, practice requirements, travel, etc. They are both representing America on the big stage.

Salespeople are paid according to the revenue they generate regardless of gender. Similar principles apply here.

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Male and Female teachers and teachers assistants get paid on the same pay scale. Yes one can argue that USMNT and USWNT players aren't doing the exact same job but the pay should be in alignment with the job responsibilities. One could also argue should the veteran Rappinoe and a newbie sub be paid the same salary. The question is should the men and women's salaries be more in alignment? Look at how many games they are expected to play throughout the year, practice requirements, travel, etc. They are both representing America on the big stage.

You are factually incorrect.

Teacher’s Assistants are on a totally different pay scale on a totally separate ratified contract than teachers.

They are officially classified in Florida as School Related Personal and are paid by the State of Florida through their county on the SRP pay scale.

Teachers are officially classified in Florida as School Instructional Personal and are paid by the State of Florida through their county on the Instructional pay scale on a separate ratified contract.

Similar jobs, different pay, different contract.

Also, the revenue that supports those contracts is not the Free Market. It’s government tax revenue.

Until women play men, it’s not the same job. There’s no debate.

11B Soldiers in Combat Zones are paid more than 11B soldiers in non combat zones. Same MOS, different jobs.

We should be debating paying them more, but the public and media thinks a child’s game is more important, but I digress.

Also, US Soccers Money is driven by the Free International Market collected and governed by FIFA. Revenue.

Men’s soccer makes more revenue than women’s soccer.

Make more revenue, and then you’ll make more in salary.

It’s that simple.

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You are factually incorrect.

Teacher’s Assistants are on a totally different pay scale on a totally separate ratified contract than teachers.

They are officially classified in Florida as School Related Personal and are paid by the State of Florida through their county on the SRP pay scale.

Teachers are officially classified in Florida as School Instructional Personal and are paid by the State of Florida through their county on the Instructional pay scale on a separate ratified contract.

Similar jobs, different pay, different contract.

Also, the revenue that supports those contracts is not the Free Market. It’s government tax revenue.

Until women play men, it’s not the same job. There’s no debate.

11B Soldiers in Combat Zones are paid more than 11B soldiers in non combat zones. Same MOS, different jobs.

We should be debating paying them more, but the public and media thinks a child’s game is more important, but I digress.

Also, US Soccers Money is driven by the Free International Market collected and governed by FIFA. Revenue.

Men’s soccer makes more revenue than women’s soccer.

Make more revenue, and then you’ll make more in salary.

It’s that simple.

Everybody who plays World Cup soccer should get the Golden Boot Trophy. They all do the same job and it’s unequal to base it on who scores the most goals and assists.

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It is really unfair to even discriminate and make the women play on their own team. If we are really as WOKE as we claim, there should be one team, no gender distinction.

Women, Men, Trans, Bi, queer, they all play on the same team. I have a feeling the equal pay folks wouldn't like this ultimate form of equality very much.

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You are factually incorrect.

Teacher’s Assistants are on a totally different pay scale on a totally separate ratified contract than teachers.

They are officially classified in Florida as School Related Personal and are paid by the State of Florida through their county on the SRP pay scale.

Teachers are officially classified in Florida as School Instructional Personal and are paid by the State of Florida through their county on the Instructional pay scale on a separate ratified contract.

Similar jobs, different pay, different contract.

Also, the revenue that supports those contracts is not the Free Market. It’s government tax revenue.

Until women play men, it’s not the same job. There’s no debate.

11B Soldiers in Combat Zones are paid more than 11B soldiers in non combat zones. Same MOS, different jobs.

We should be debating paying them more, but the public and media thinks a child’s game is more important, but I digress.

Also, US Soccers Money is driven by the Free International Market collected and governed by FIFA. Revenue.

Men’s soccer makes more revenue than women’s soccer.

Make more revenue, and then you’ll make more in salary.

It’s that simple.

No two jobs are ever exactly equal. The point is that men and women teachers are on the same pay scale. Work in a different county or have extra stipends for coaching or extra bonuses for how the students perform then the pay can vary. Does an Art teacher get paid the same as a Calc teacher? Does a Teacher's Aid in a special education class, lower graded school get paid less than the Teacher's Assistant in another setting. Again the point is that in an organization or company the men and women should be paid comparably for similar work. US Soccer pays the men and women. This is an American business that must not discriminate in the workforce. The USWNT and USMNT are both doing similar jobs representing America. There could be slight differences in salary for number of games played, etc. but overall US Soccer should be paying the National team players a more comparable salary. If the men are making ten times the women or getting more health benefits then that would be unfair. US Soccer could revamp its system and have individual contracts for time actually played, longevity on the team, and other factors.

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Everybody who plays World Cup soccer should get the Golden Boot Trophy. They all do the same job and it’s unequal to base it on who scores the most goals and assists.

Every goal scorer knows their teammates helped them score the goals. Lavelle who got the third place Bronze Boot understands Morgan drew the defenders and opened the field for her. Rappinoe understands that Morgan or other players drew the foul so she could get a PK goal. Naeher made the incredible saves to get the US to the final and the defense helped her to not have to make as many saves. The US strike after strike allowed the Netherlands keeper to have more incredible saves and get the Golden Glove trophy. Trophies have nothing to do with salary gender discrimination.