Currently, the news in France is dominated by the fires in Gironde. According to the government, more than 2,500 firefighters are mobilized to deal with it.
On the set of CNewsNelson Monfort reacted to this tragic situation by attempting a risky comparison.
“We are coming out of a World Cup with multi-billionaires kicking a ball and we have firefighters risking their lives for ten euros per hour. I’ll leave you to ponder this comparison.” saw fit to declare the former sports commentator.
Already, contrary to what the native of Boulogne-Billancourt says, there is no such thing as a multi-billionaire footballer. Above all, comparing the salaries of top athletes to those of firefighters is ridiculous.
Nelson Monfort freewheeling on CNews
The pay of the former is set by private supply and demand: TV rights, sponsors, ticketing, merchandising. The latter work in a public (or quasi-public) service. Their remuneration is decided politically, with a budget limited by taxes and collective priorities. Comparing the two as if they were the same system is to confuse market price and moral value.
After the Paris Olympic Games, Nelson Monfort was retired by France Télévisions. Aged 72 at the time (he celebrated his 73rd birthday on March 13), the famous polyglot had spent nearly forty years in the sports department of the audiovisual group. Having come out of retirement for a few months, he regularly appears on the opinion channel to give his opinion on subjects on which he often has no expertise.
