Should Olympians Be Taxed On Their Earnings?

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

College athletes are some of the most hard working people ever and don’t even get paid for all the work they put in for the sport they are playing. There are many reasons why college athletes should have an annual income but are not being paid even though it would help them out a lot. College athletes should be paid for playing sports because it is time consuming, dedication to the sport, and will help pay for college and other essentials. Student athletes spend more time playing/practicing sports and schooling than the regular job which is 40 hours per a week.

The athletes who bring in the money should at least be compensated for their hard work and dedication to there school and

Should college athletes be paid for the efforts in their respective sport? Athletes are being paid by the education they receive from the university. Letting universities pay athletes would make the student athlete responsible for taxes and other major choices making them a professional and not an amateur.

athletes should be paid for what they do for their schools. Athletes do so much for their schools

        First and foremost, these college athletes should not be paid because most elite college athletes get sports scholarships. Some of the athletes almost get their full tuition paid for, or at least remarkably discounted. Over billions of dollars are given to athletes. In some cases, the average athletic scholarship exceeds the student’s tuition. For instance, Ohio State tuition is only $10,000 a year, however the average athletic scholarship is $17,856. Therefore, they are having their college tuition paid for, in addition to other perks. Can’t they wait to become professionals?

I believe college athletes should not be paid for their participation in athletics. For example, athletes would essentially receive a free education; colleges can’t afford to pay all athletes; and colleges with more money would be able to afford better players which would not be fair to smaller schools. Student athletes would essentially receive a free education for participating in athletics. College athletes don’t have to worry about student loans, paying for textbooks, the cost of on-campus living, or meal plans.

The athletes bring in an enormous amount of money to schools and programs, so they should earn a portion of that money brought in from their

I think college athletes should get paid because many college athletes bring in a lot of money for their schools. Not to mention coaches already get paid millions of dollars in college sports. Being a college athlete is a full-time job and a big time commitment. Sometimes college college athletes put in 40 to 60 hours a week for practice, travel, and games. Not to mention they still have to complete their work and get good grades to stay eligible to play so they are left very tired. "The NCAA will make millions of dollars to sales of tickets and merchandise"(Should college athletes be paid). So many people go to the events and they pay for food and drinks and other merchandise.

These professional players make a lot of money but need to pay a lot of taxes. In the article, “ The average career earnings of athletes across America's major sports will shock you” states that the NBA players make the most average

Collegiate sports have been a huge American pastime. Since the beginning of college level sports people have debated if college athletes should paid. College athletes should be paid because there sport requires them to work year round, therefore they do not have time to get money from a normal job. Also the hardwork and dedication it takes to be a college athlete should be rewarded because not a lot of people can go that far in their career. While it may be true that college sports are run through a school however the school gets money from these events and put elsewhere.

College sports have been growing in popularity over the last few decades. Every year, schools receive millions of dollars through intercollegiate athletics. The NCAA athletes provide entertainment not only to the schools that they attend, but also to millions of spectators around the world. The athletes are the ones who have worked so hard to acquire the revenue that colleges receive. Without them, none of this money would exist, so why shouldn’t they be paid? With so much money coming in, the athletes should be given a portion of the profit as a reward for how much time and energy they have put into their teams.

I think student athletes should get paid because they practice and play for 40 hours a week no time to work or get money to spend on extra expenses.Also no time to be a child or a student.

The supporters of college athletes being compensated forget to bring up the topic of how much taxes will play a role after a fiscal year. For example, an athlete who is paid $100,000 a year would approximately owe $23,800 in federal income taxes, $6,700 in state tax, and $2,000 in other taxes for a total taxation of $34,900 each year they get paid (Solomon, 2016). If college athletes were paid they will still have to pay for the same college tuition, room, board, and other materials for their classes that would have been covered by the scholarship. The $45,000 an athlete would have to pay for a tuition award is deductible, but the $20,000 for their room and board are not. The $100,000 salary the college athletes would receive will give them approximately a $720 advantage per year. The paid athletes would make around $65,100, while the athletes getting scholarships are getting approximately $64,380 (Thelin,

There is a problem with our priorities in the United States. We value a person who works hard but we don’t reward them equally for their efforts. How can we justify paying someone millions of dollars to play ball, when people are struggling to put food on their table after working 60 hours a week? The professional and even amateur athlete get more cheers and admiration than the person, who instead of taking unemployment, or partaking in illegal activities, or “going on the dole”, finds a way to get up every day and go to work and get paid less than a living wage. As a society we give athletes more respect than the person working themselves to death to house, feed, and clothe their family. A worker earning the federal minimum wage of $7.25 will gross $15,080 a year if they are lucky enough to work 40 hours every week all year. They take no vacation and get no holidays, because they need to work another 20 hours a week just so they can make ends meet. Take form the rich and give to the poor is an understandable rally cry when we look at the lack of parity of salaries in the United States. Why not implement a tax to help the working poor? Not a tax on gas or cigarettes, which seem to be how we raise money in the United States and not another casino with the hollow promise of lowering the community’s taxes. The answer is to tax every ticket sold for a sporting event in the United States and give the proceeds to the poor. Major League Baseball sold over 70,000