... and what is even worse,is that the B.C. Liberals would probably go for it too!

pretty sad statement when any professional athlete has the financial resources to "float a province".

This indicates two things to me:
1, Professional athletes are paid too much

2, Our economy has become unmanageable by anyone or any group.

Anyone making this kind of obscene income should have a special tax rate of over 65% to fund social programs and health care.

What's a Luongo?

it's a highly paid middle career last line of defense for a defenseless solid state hydrogen dioxide shinny club.

Ahhhh.... sweet vernacular!

If athletes were paid less and the owner's pocketed more people would still complain. Although it's hard for most of us to wrap our heads around someone deserving millions of dollars a year, remember that team revenues are generated by people willing to pay the price.

That's irrelevant. They should be taxed very,very heavy. Businesses in PG pay way too much tax so; the hockey players money could subsidize our businesses and keep our economy afloat.

Why should certain individuals pay outrageous taxes just because some feel they make too much money?

If the issue is tax revenue and not that $5+ Million is an unreasonable payment for the value he brings his company why not just increase the taxes of those who buy Canucks merchandise and tickets? Lessening these people's spending money would decrease the demand for the entertainment value and then lower the amount teams can afford to pay their stars. This way the goverent still increases tax revenue and those dollar amounts that everyone gets so worked up about lessen. Perfect, right? .....right?

...I think this is one of those "not in my backyard" instances.

Hmmmmm - - - I don't watch hockey since they expanded to make it a USA national sport. It's not that exciting any more because they're all Canadians basically living elsewhere and spending their money elsewhere as well. I went to Calgary for the 88 Stanley cup and that was the end for me. If you make obsene amounts of money, you should pay obsene amounts of tax and it shouldn't bother you at all.

I assume your argument is based solely on a desire to argue unfounded opinions and not supported beliefs for a couple reasons:
1. Even when the NHL was comprised of six teams, well over half of them were American (only two were Canadian)
2. In general Americans couldn't care any less about hockey - it's far, far away from being even being a medal contender for a "national sport."
3. The excitment offered by the game has absolutely nothing to do with the nationality, citizensip nor the spending habit of those employed by the sport. Regardless, as the game ages, Canadians are becoming less of a majority among players.
4. You're making your point based a Canadian player playing in Canada whose salary is paid mainly by willing Canadians. No one is forcing anyone to buy Canucks tickets or buy Canucks PPV.
5. No matter where a person spends their own money, the government of the country the work in will be sure to skim their portion off the top before it has a chance to cross the border.
6. Disgruntled Habs fan? You must be getting used to it by now!
7. Your final point - the comment was actually never addressed, just paraphrased.

Oh my.