Russell gives his OL $12K of Amazon stock

[RiverDog]

I saw this on Facebook a few minutes ago:

https://www.tmz.com/2019/04/22/russell- ... tuRghnub6E

No rap whatsoever on Russell as I'm sure that his teammates appreciate the generosity, but I did the math and came up with this:

$12K/35M=.000343. If you take a person earning $75k per year and times that amount by .000343, you come up with $25.73, or about the price of a couple of craft beers at the Clink.

Sort of wakes you up to the income gap between highly paid professional athletes and their fans, doesn't it?

[NorthHawk]

My first thought was why Amazon stock as Microsoft stock would have more symmetry
considering Paul Allen's history. Maybe his advisors think Amazon has a higher upside.

[RiverDog]

My first thought was why Amazon stock as Microsoft stock would have more symmetry
considering Paul Allen's history. Maybe his advisors think Amazon has a higher upside.

Outside of being a stockholder, Paul Allen hadn't been associated with Microsoft for decades.

Supposedly the 'new' Amazon companies are in the cannabis industry. Think of the graphic of Russell giving his linemen stock in a legalized weed business.

[NorthHawk]

Outside of being a stockholder, Paul Allen hadn't been associated with Microsoft for decades.

Supposedly the 'new' Amazon companies are in the cannabis industry. Think of the graphic of Russell giving his linemen stock in a legalized weed business.

Yah, but Allen was one of the co-founders of MS.

Russell and cannabis, now that's two opposites, isn't it?

[idhawkman]

Russell and cannabis, now that's two opposites, isn't it?

Like Peanut Butter and Chocolate. (if you are younger than 45, this may not make sense to you)