One of these groups is athletes. Professional athletes get paid far too much money and they shouldn’t be paid as much. Here is a good question: why are luxuries paid more than necessities? “It is a sad commentary on our societal values that these entertainers are taking in seven figure while teachers‚ police officers‚ and firefighters make less than one percent of the income of some athletes (Hjlem 12).” The money athletes are getting paid should be given to all the people who help us in our everyday
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anything‚ there are baseball‚ football‚ basketball players that get paid millions for just playing a game. Some of the people that make so much money donate to charities. Others just use the money to make themselves feel good. Some of the players sit on the bench all year long and still get paid millions. First and foremost‚ athletes shouldn’t get paid so much because of all the homeless children in the world. Athletes are paid millions each year to just play a game or sit on the bench and watch
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inequality” says Ferdman‚ “People of all ages‚ education levels‚ and income brackets‚ the study found‚ believe that low-skilled workers are getting paid too little and high-skilled workers are getting paid too much” (Ferdman). The CEO of Discovery Communications makes 1‚951 times what median workers do (Huhman). Ron Johnson‚ the
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Do you think that athletes get paid way too much money? Athletes gets paid more then the person who controls our country. Also the franchises get payed more then the athlete and that’s why athletes get paid so much. Salary comparison‚ respect and prestige‚ and fans supporting the team is why pro athletes make so much money. One of the first reasons why athletes get paid way too much is because of all of the fans that buy things to support the teams. I think that athletes are getting paid way too
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Do Footballers get Paid too Much? Many people think that footballers are paid too much money for doing too little effort. However‚ this can be argued because they are people who have dedicated their entire life to this sport and therefore they should be rewarded. This leads us to the question: Do footballers deserve high salaries? Firstly‚ some famous footballers are paid huge amounts of money‚ Cristiano Ronaldo for example is paid millions of euros every year to play for his parent club Real
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In today’s struggling economy‚ it is not hard to tell that the CEO’s of the largest corporations are making far too much money. They claim their paychecks are justifiable because of their company’s success and inherent to our capitalistic society; but as these corporations become richer they continue to undermine the efficiency of our country’s political system and the common good for our population as a whole. Furthermore‚ morality has become almost entirely absent in bigger business practice in
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year we hear how a professional athlete just signed a contract worth a record amount. Then about the same time next year we hear about another athlete is signing a new contract worth even more than the previous high. Professional athletes are making too much money in a society that salaries and wages are typically based on the value of ones work. In today ’s society where salaries are determined by an individuals labour put into when providing a good or service. It is expected that individuals that
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lifesavers are paid almost 60 times less than some of the lowest paid footballers in the Premier League? It was in 1885 when the professional footballer was born. The FA announced that it was “in the interests of Association Football‚ to legalise the employment of professional football players‚ but only under certain restrictions.” So it was that Blackburn Rovers spent £615 pounds on wages in the 1885-86 season. 127 years on from that moment‚ in the modern day‚ footballers are paid over 100‚000 times
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The article “Do Professional Athletes get Paid too much Money” is written by Mihir Bhagat a senior analyst. Bhagat believes professional athletes make too much money. In his article he explains the amount of money someone is paid should be based on the economic importance and value of the job for society (1). He thinks playing a game isn’t very important when it comes to society (1). Bhagat states that teachers and even the president of the United States get paid less than professional athletes.
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Athletes: Paid Too Much or Just Enough? Did you know that the average pay for an NBA player is five million dollars? (Pawson) Although many athletes are paid millions‚ athletes should be paid as much as they are. Not all athletes are paid millions of dollars‚ and they are in a franchise‚ unlike civil services. Did you know that the average pay for an NBA player is five million dollars? Although many athletes are paid millions‚ athletes should be paid as much as they are. Not all athletes are paid millions
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