That's a horrible analogy, unless you are trying to find some sort of moral equivalent to the "wrongness" of the situation. It's more like playing poker and some people have sunglasses on, but you don't like that.
Nah, it's more like a group of mercenaries signed up to fight a war. However some people disappear every time a battle lasts more than 5 minutes but still get paid like those who slugged it out for the next 8 hours.
Yeah, well, delayed stats is kinda like when you go to Burger King and ask for a burger with cheddar cheese, and they say, "You can't have it your way!" So, you say, "Well, I have my OWN cheddar cheese! I'll just put it on top." Then they say, "You can't bring outside food into here!" Yeah, it's kinda like that.