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My suggestion is that players’ unions: (1) set a per-sport, minimum salary rate or range for all professional athletes, regardless of gender, much like one exists for most highly specialized occupations, irrespective (to a material degree) of employer profitability;
2) set a required minimum for marketing, development, and resource investment on a per team or per player basis, regardless of gendered league structures (ex: all teams must receive $ X in ownership/league investment)
3) In addition, set investment maximums, and authorize investment above the minimum or minimum range based on a specified ROI threshold for each additional dollar; (ex: no investment above the max unless returns are 4:1 or better)
4) specify a max spending differential on a /team basis, such that the ceiling requires additional development investment in the lower performing team to raise the ceiling for new investment in the higher performing team; (ex: per team investment differential cannot exceed 5:1)
5) tie player compensation in excess of the baseline salary to revenue generated in excess of the anticipated ROI on the minimum investment. (Ex: Players are eligible for an additional $ X in comp for every 5 basis points of revenue generated above the anticipated returns)
TLDR: Set a base salary for pro athletic skills and compensate employees (players) accordingly. Require leagues to de-monopolize min. development investment; compensate value-add in excess of min. revenue thresholds w/o rewarding players simply for their eligibility /end.

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