Are Professional Athletes being Paid too Much? An Editorial on the Overlooked Salary Difference Matt Crandall SHS Junior Walking through the halls of Sally High one day‚ my ear caught the words of two young individuals debating over an interesting topic. It was a discussion on the large pay difference between what they thought were hard working Americans and jobs of the entertainment market. As I continued to think more in depth about this current discussion that had just been overheard
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The tuition is not the only thing that makes college expensive. Coming from high school where I walked to school and was given free lunch‚ I find myself now spending money daily. During the peak heat of the summer is when I make most of my money due to my jobs being seasonal and I am able to coast through the winter without working‚ but that is only because I live cheaply in the winter months. Now that I am spending more I will have to pay more attention to my money and create a budget. It is important
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At first‚ children may be thrilled to hear that they are going to be paid for their grades‚ but they aren’t so excited after they hear that because of this‚ they now have to cut art music programs and cancel field trips. Education bribery/paying for good grades should not be used in schools across the nation because it does not send out the right message about education and motivation‚ many people disagree with it‚ and the cost overall can be too much for both parents and school districts. To begin
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agree that college students should get paid for playing sports‚ what do you think? College Football Athletes should get paid for playing football for there college. The athletes are ones who are playing the sports. Paying the college athletes will teach them economic responsibility. The college is making money for the college athletes playing football. Some colleges will not be able to pay the same amount ot some students. Should college athletes get paid for playing football? The athletes are ones
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The Controversy behind College Athletes Since 1957‚ the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) has permitted universities to provide athletic scholarships for players they felt would benefit their teams ("Paying College Athletes"para.4). The NCAA’s revenue has significantly increased over the past couple of decades. In 2006‚ colleges that were members of the NCAA earned $4.2 billion from their basketball program and about $1 billion more than the revenue generated by all NBA teams combined
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Division 1 Football Player Should Not be Paid to Play "Should players be paid to play " (Dalton)? Its one of the biggest questions in the sports world right now and some people think that they should be paid to play but some would disagree with that. Football players think that they should be paid because they basically work for the university which takes time from them getting a real job (Connor). Division 1 football players shouldn’t be paid because they already get scholarship money‚ It wouldn’t
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that each life value should be based on the individual’s income/job. People earn their own money and the amount should stay the same when they die. The amount would stay the same so the families can carry on with their normal lives. Some say each life should be valued equally. But‚ a person who went to college and worked hard for their money shouldn’t be paid the same as someone that works at burger king. For example‚ every person earns their own money/income so should be paid the same after death
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College athletes on scholarships have many advantages over regular college students. Student athletes on scholarships do not have to take out as plentiful student loans as regular students. They also do not acquire expenses such as room and board‚ and books. Many students on scholarships get away from thousands of dollars in debt that accumulate during college. A few would say that this alone‚ is payment enough for those students. Scholarships do not include outside costs and extracurricular activities
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Paying College Athletes Basketball legend‚ Michael Jordan once said‚ “in college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I’ve been given the chance to meet all kinds of people‚ to travel and expand my financial capabilities‚ to get ideas and learn about life‚ to create a world apart from basketball.” College players still do not have the same amenities that professional athletes have. Why not give the college athlete a portion of what professionals get since they are working
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Student Athlete Compensation Paying college football players has been an ongoing debate since the early 1900s. It has been so controversial‚ because while a majority of athletes believe they should be getting paid‚ many of the general public‚ such as students and fans‚ do not agree. Student athlete compensation was only legal for a few years in the early college athlete days around seventy years ago‚ and since then it has been illegal. Some student athletes have been bribed by certain schools
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