Are Athletes Paid Too Much?

Athletes deserve the money they receive because of their hard work, dedication, and commitment to their passion. They wouldn 't be where they 're at just sitting on the couch all day long doing nothing. They put a lot of time and effort into their futures. Most people don 't even realize the sacrifices that a pro

Will Smith once said, “Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.” There are people in the world that get paid way too much for what they are doing. Professional athletes and actors get paid too much for their jobs. Some professional athletes get paid millions a year for just sitting the bench for half of the season and people that work their hardest in an office space can not even make that in a lifetime. The Miami Marlins signed Giancarlo Stanton for three hundred twenty five million dollars for him to play there for 13 years (Anastasia, 2015). An average American cannot come close to the amount to what a professional athletes.

Although Athletes entertain us all and provide us with something to look forward to, their paychecks are too big for what they do. There are millions of people who are injured in the military or have illnesses that need that money to help them recover ,but instead we give the money to people who entertain us.

Corruption, scandals, suspensions, firings and a systems that is systematically flawed all the while the fact of the matter is that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a organization that is bringing in billions of dollars each year yet the labor force generating the money gets a scholarship that many athletes believe doesn’t pay enough for everything that is needed on campus so this leads the author to have to take a look at if athletes need to be paid. I will outline numerous problems that are going on in college athletics and possible solutions to problems. I will take a look at the scholarship itself

Wouldn't it be great to make $100 million a year simply to play a game? JJ Watt, along with other professional athletes think so. But do these athletes really deserve all that money? In my opinion I think there paychecks are a little too much .

There seems to have been a rise in scandals in collegiate athletics over the past few years. Many athletes get a notice from the NCAA that they have been suspended from their sports’ season or several games of the season. This may shock some people to know that these athletes are being suspended for getting free food, rides, money for clothing, etc. There have been several court cases involving student-athlete scandals and many are wondering how to get to the bottom of the issue. Being an athlete, I want to learn more about this issue so that I can come to understand both

$29 million, to do half the work that someone with the same occupation as you. Doing half the work should probably mean half the normal pay, but it 's not. Being paid $29 million for any type of work should probably involve running the most prestigious company in the world, or being the first to find the cure for cancer. Not even close. Imagine being paid $29 million to play baseball, and not even the whole season. Welcome to the life of Alex Rodriguez. Alex Rodriguez 's salary in 2013 was $4 million more than the whole Houston Astros roster, making him the highest paid baseball player for the 13th consecutive season (Blum). Although the talent of professional athlete or professional teams should be rewarded through their salaries, there

There are millions of people who save lives while a handful who are athletes. There are other dangerous jobs that do not get as much money as athletes. In the text it states,” Nurses who dedicate their lives to the care of others didn’t get that much. Firefighters who pull little kids out of burning buildings didn’t get that much.” As one can see athletes get paid too much compared to an average family. Doctors, who work so hard to take care of little children and adults, don’t get as much money either.Athletes should not get paid too much as there are other dangerous jobs that don’t get as much money as athletes.

We can also take an account that athletes are getting paid a lot of money because the professional sports industry is a huge business with millions of fans going to games each year. As it was said earlier, players get most of their money from endorsements and from the fans buying merchandise and buying tickets to see games. Professional athletes only make about 1% of an organization's total earnings. This means that the income the athletes are getting from organization’s is barely anything.People also argue that playing a sport isn't a real job so they shouldn't get paid.The only problem with that argument is how many people go to games or have something memorable,like a hat,from their favorite team.So, their argument means nothing as they are the ones feeding cash to the players, buy buying tickets, buying food at the games, buying merchandise, etc. The people who complain do not

Although Athletes get paid billions of dollars there are some people that donate money or other things to the charity and there and some people that do donate to charity that is Lebron James, Tiger Woods, Eli Manning, Drew Brees, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, and many more that care about charity

Latria Graham, a writer for many news and media outlets across the U.S. states, “Sports have the potential to give voices to the disenfranchised, and they provide economic and educational opportunities for young men.” Many of the men who play professional Football come from unfortunate living conditions and see Football as their only way out of poverty. Once they make it they are captivated by the money and make so much that they don’t know what to do with the rest. While some waste their money on pointless items such as cars or mansions, others take the time to donate money to cities, schools, or athletic businesses that cater to the younger generation. This gives these men a chance to give back to their community and help other unfortunate people to realize that there is hope for them and that they can contribute something to the world.

Anytime people think of famous athletes, they think of them as role models to follow and superstars with a lot of money. What exactly do all of these athletes do with so much money? Do athletes get paid too much, according to this statement “The top 10 earners rake in a combined $496.9 million, and they sure do know how to treat themselves” (Melia). Professional athletes are making too much money in a society that wages are traditionally on the value of someone’s work. Some might argue that athletes get paid just right for the amount of effort and sacrifice they take every day in order to give the world the entertainment they want.

Australians have always taken great national pride in their prowess across a variety of sports from netball, to cricket, to swimming. But the country’s performance has become more inconsistent in recent years amidst tough competition and higher sports spending by rival nations (Financial Times, 2016). This has sparked vigorous debate about what funding system we should use and where this money is best spent. Some consider Britain’s Lottery Fund as a better alternative to our own, which is a national lottery that funds the majority of the UK high-performance sport’s. (The National Lottery, 2015) Advocates of adopting this system believe it would help to fund our elite athletes to compete more successfully at an international level and also assist getting our country out of our current health crisis by encouraging

Although athletes help generate money for athletic programs and institutions, money distributed to athletes would limit the amount of money available for other necessities. Many people believe athletes deserve a share of the money they generate through the sale of

The passages present a discussion about arguments concerning whether or not professional athletes are overpaid. This is an important debate since professional sports represents a multi-billion-dollar-per-year industry. The two positions argue whether or not professional athletes should be paid the large yearly salaries they are paid. Both viewpoints have valid claims warranting consideration. For example, evidence suggests that people with far more important jobs are paid much less than professional athletes; in contrast, opposing evidence suggests that since professional athletes generally have short careers and must train very hard to build and maintain their skills, the higher salary is justified. While both sides of the issue have valid points, the viewpoint that professional athletes are not overpaid is the best-supported position, the position supported by the preponderance of the evidence cited in the passages. The strongest and best reasons supporting this position are that professional athletes must endure grueling and intensive training, they generally have short careers that often end in injury, and the amount that they are thought to be paid is often inflated. Accordingly, these reasons and opposing viewpoints will be discussed next.