Utah Jazz reached the NBA Finals in back-to-back years, but couldn't get past a certain player pictured here.
Ravell Call, Deseret News
Well, the NBA players and owners are entering what Commissioner David Stern calls "nuclear winter." Perhaps we should thank them for giving us back that part of our lives we spent rooting for the Jazz. And season ticket holders can look forward to refunds and/or interest payments from the Jazz.
But more importantly, the federal budget deficit commission has a similar dilemma. They can find a way to reach an agreement, or they can "blow things up" by letting the default, arbitrary cuts kick in. Here's hoping the Budget Commission chooses more wisely than the NBA and it's players.
A lost NBA season is regrettable, but a lost chance to start the country on the road to financial recovery would be a tragedy.
John C. King
Layton
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Great letter John. You are so right to point out that life without the NBA is actually bearable. But the inability of the budget commission to sieze this opportunity to set a new tone, a new standard of behavior, on Capitol Hill will be not only be More..
The only similarity I see from this artilce is
that the rich will become richer,
and the poor will be left paying more and more for it.
Taxes/Tickets..... no difference.
The redistribution of wealth keeping going
There are some real parallels between the NBA and Congress.
Both are hamstrung by the greed of a few powerful people.
I'm reading Tom Brokaw's thoughtful new book, "The Time of Our Lives." It should be required More..