athletes not overpaid
Manpreet Dhatt
Mrs. Gray
ENG 4U1 – 11
25 Sept 2013
Professional Athletes Should Not Be Criticized
In a world with numerous and various types of occupations, it is often difficult to measure the importance of each profession monetarily. Each person, society and organization has a different perspective on the significance of certain occupations but it seems that cross-culturally there is a common belief that professional athletes are extremely overpaid. Professional athletes worldwide are often questioned regarding their controversially large amount of pay. Taking into consideration the amount of workload and pressure most professional athletes deal with, it can be justified that they deserve the amount of money they make, showing that they are not overpaid. Firstly, consumers are willing to pay the athletes large amounts of money and also, they do not use taxpayer’s money. Professional athletes earn an appropriate amount of money in regards to their occupation and this should not come under criticism by the public.
Consumers are willing to pay billions and billions of dollars (repetition) yearly to show their passion and dedication towards their favorite sports teams. Many people pay for overpriced tickets and merchandise just to support their team, and will, however complain about the huge paychecks the athlete’s cash in at the end of the day. As long as consumers continue paying that much money for merchandise (alliteration) and games, the teams will continue making a lot of money and consequently the players will make even more. As a fan of the Chicago Bulls, a multi-million dollar franchise, I have spent a
Dhatt 2 lot of money on my favorite player’s jerseys, shoes, posters and game tickets. A lot more money than I’d like to admit. The professional athletes are not to blame. Consumers continue to spend money like water (simile) and then proceed to accuse the athletes of having huge lump sums of cash. We as consumers have gladly given up our money
Mrs. Gray
ENG 4U1 – 11
25 Sept 2013
Professional Athletes Should Not Be Criticized
In a world with numerous and various types of occupations, it is often difficult to measure the importance of each profession monetarily. Each person, society and organization has a different perspective on the significance of certain occupations but it seems that cross-culturally there is a common belief that professional athletes are extremely overpaid. Professional athletes worldwide are often questioned regarding their controversially large amount of pay. Taking into consideration the amount of workload and pressure most professional athletes deal with, it can be justified that they deserve the amount of money they make, showing that they are not overpaid. Firstly, consumers are willing to pay the athletes large amounts of money and also, they do not use taxpayer’s money. Professional athletes earn an appropriate amount of money in regards to their occupation and this should not come under criticism by the public.
Consumers are willing to pay billions and billions of dollars (repetition) yearly to show their passion and dedication towards their favorite sports teams. Many people pay for overpriced tickets and merchandise just to support their team, and will, however complain about the huge paychecks the athlete’s cash in at the end of the day. As long as consumers continue paying that much money for merchandise (alliteration) and games, the teams will continue making a lot of money and consequently the players will make even more. As a fan of the Chicago Bulls, a multi-million dollar franchise, I have spent a
Dhatt 2 lot of money on my favorite player’s jerseys, shoes, posters and game tickets. A lot more money than I’d like to admit. The professional athletes are not to blame. Consumers continue to spend money like water (simile) and then proceed to accuse the athletes of having huge lump sums of cash. We as consumers have gladly given up our money