Agree. Humans are strange creatures.

It's not something I would ever pay as I'm not into sports, but that can be a once in a lifetime opportunity for some fans so I don't see anything wrong with it.

I see it the same as a vacation or any other luxury item. I am not sure about the homeless comment - I wouldn't assume that money would otherwise be donated? Likely just spent on something else like all disposable income.

I would love to start a thread about the homeless. I know in some states there are many homeless, and in other states there are empty abandoned houses and apartments. In some places that there are homeless people like mid town Manhattan, jobs that pay enough rent to live in Manhattan are hard to get, but in other places businesses can't fill the jobs they have. I realize the situation is far more complex but hardly the fault of the SuperBowl.

Another consideration is that to produce the Super Bowl, many many jobs are created, from selling advertising to selling food, hotel staff, taxi drivers, cleaners, security, ticket sales and the list goes on. I don't think it is fair to target the Super Bowl or the ticket holders because there are still homeless left even after all the jobs created. Only so much can be done by one event.

They have come a long way from those $15 tickets! But what is even more ridiculous is what a 30 second spot of advertising now costs! Go Kansas City Chiefs! 😊

I don't watch sports, but if you earned it, it is yours to spend however you like.

How about the multiple millions paid to many top athletes? Apart from what the owners, managers and other leaders of major sports teams take home.

Plus many other entertainers and celebrities.

Not enthused about adding more padding to their wallets.

A group at our church meets a couple of times a month to discuss various articles in our denomination-connected magazine and recently we discussed whether in may be immoral for a person earning about 50k per year to pay no income tax.

I know of a couple of ways to do it, one with one's sole income being dividends on Canadian investments. The other involves one giving about 20 - 25% of one's income to churches, charities and political parties ... how many persons with that level of income do you think one might find willing to do that?

Just sayin'.

ole joyful

The sound on my tv decided to die in the middle,of everything. Somehow the half time show isn’t the same without sound. Closed captioning just doesn’t do it.

I hear you Lars 🙄. Our homeless in British Columbia (Canada) flock to Vancouver where most people could not afford. I don't think I could pay $7,000 for a ticket without feeling extremely guilty ... but that's just me.

Can’t help bragging a little on our very own Kansas City Chiefs, Coach Andy Reid, QB Mahomes and the entire team on our fantastic win tonight! It has been 50 years coming!

Awesome playing by the KC Chiefs! 🎉🎊🏈🏈🏈🏆

Way to go, Chiefs! Awesome game. Congrats, Phoggie.

I don't see how a trip to the Super Bowl is any worse than a trip to some other expensive place like Hawaii. Both are expensive. If the person came by the money honestly and isn't hurting anybody. It's none of my business how they spend it. Most people I know tend to help out others. I don't begrudge them doing something for themselves.

I saw the last few minutes of the game. Missed the half time. I bought a new toilet kit a couple of weeks back. For some reason dh decided a few minutes before half time was a great time to put it in. I'll catch up tomorrow. I'm happy the Chiefs won.

Chieeeeeeefs!!!! I can’t believe we finally won the Super Bowl! (By the way, for those who do not know, the Chiefs Kingdom is based in Kansas City, MISSOURI. Arrowhead Stadium is in Independence, which is a suburb east of Kansas City, Missouri.)

I too thought the halftime show was trashy. I have no interest in pelvic exposure. Sitting next to my elderly aunt watching that was uncomfortable.

Didn't miss much adellabedella......a bunch of women shaking their butts. The sound system was not great, all in all, a waste of time and money. I think they should take all that money they spend on half-time and donate it to charity and have some high school kids or college kids with marching bands. It would be much more enjoyable!

I don't watch football, I do watch the puppy bowl! nothing trashy on it. just a lot of love and furry fun. I wish I could adopt them all!

in the far past I liked to see the ads - but those has gone so far downhill I haven't watched them in a few decades.

I will say I am not a major sports fan by any means, and I do usually look forward to seeing the halftime show. I totally get that Miami especially has a lot of Latin culture and I can appreciate that. Probably more than half of the previous half time shows seemed to be going for broad appeal. I give them (J-lo and Shakira ) credit- they are talented and fit . I wish I looked like Jlo at 50 and I wish I had either one of their bodies and looks, but it was so over the top sexual and trashy. They both have talent and are great performers but this was just in poor taste.

To say I spent 7thousand dollars on a vacation is not equal to I spent 7 thousand on one game, IMHO. Discretionary spending in America is at an all time high and if we truly believe the haves haven't gotten where they are by not stepping over the have nots I think we are kidding ourselves. Opportunity is not all equal fair fair. That is where my aghast comes from when I hear "if I earned it why not". Yes I think if a person has soooo much excess they can spend 7+++thousand on a single evenings entertainment then I think they have more than their share and it would behoove us all if some of the excess were redistributed to those in need. --NOT NOT NOT through government intervention but out of a caring for our fellowman. As far as the rest of what the Superbowl is, from the single largest sex trafficking opportunity to the sleezey half time show all I can say is this is another HUGE example as to why the #metoo and women's march etc. has no real teeth or longevity.

dedtired, having the sound on for the halftime show didn't make any difference to me! I'm not familiar with JLo or Shakira's music, and still am not. A huge stadium show is not conducive to discovering new music, LOL! The choreography and costume changes were impressive in the amount of physical energy and coordination they took (just not my thing).

The commercials weren't much. Some of our local station efforts were as good as the national ones, which was a surprise.

I like games that are not dominated by one team, so I think the actual football playing was pretty good. Happy for all you Kansas City fans :-)

Arcy_gw, I was looking at the crowd in that huge stadium and wondered how much money they contribute to various charities. Possibly quite a large number. No way of knowing, so I don't worry about it.

I'm no fan of these two performer's music but hey, if I looked and could move like them I'd be ecstatic. I'm able to admire people for their abilities even if it's not my "thing". I remember way back when Michael Jackson was huge I didn't care for his music or style but good grief, he was so talented and I just couldn't take my eyes off of him when he performed on TV. I do agree that the trash factor is over the top but then I'm old, too. I'm sure that when I was once young and full of it I did things that weren't exactly classy, either. As for the money spent for tickets, to me it's unbelievable but I don't have any bad feelings for people who have the money for it. I'm going to think the best about them in that with that much money they are hopefully giving to people or organizations in need. Just because they don't go around bragging about how much they give doesn't mean they don't.

Yes I think if a person has soooo much excess they can spend 7+++thousand on a single evenings entertainment then I think they have more than their share and it would behoove us all if some of the excess were redistributed to those in need. --NOT NOT NOT through government intervention but out of a caring for our fellowman.

It may be that the ticket holders DID donate funds to those in need and perhaps they donated large sums. Surely you are not saying that the affluent have to give ALL of their discretionary income to charity?

Hey little bug, those who live in Kansas City, KANSAS, are not a “suburb”...Kansas City is a split city and just because the stadium happens to be on the MO side, doesn’t mean that MO owns the Chiefs any more than we Kansasans do! 🤣. We ALL love and support our Kansas City Chiefs...so proud of Coach Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes and the entire team....it’s been 50 years coming!