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    To begin with‚ those athletes with high salaries have some special talent which normal people cannot have in certain areas. Athletes are experts at some specific sports such as basketball‚ football‚ swimming and so on. It is hard for average people to reach that level‚ no matter how hard they try. People who watch the game can obtain happy experiences and enjoyments‚ which may enrich their lives and benefit their health. A number of common people become obsessed with sports and start playing basketball

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    A Call for College Athletes to Be Paid The NCAA makes an estimate of nine hundred and eighty nine million dollars annually. The NCAA is able to make this gigantic profit while paying its employees absolutely nothing. If this situation would happen with a large employer paying its employees nothing‚ the company would get into serious legal trouble. However‚ since they are college athletes‚ society thinks it is okay. While many people say that receiving an education is enough of a privilege and paying

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    $111 million a year just because you played a game? Many athletes are being paid big bucks just like famous quarterback Andrew Luck. But do these famous athletes really deserve all those millions of dollars? In my opinion‚ they are definitely being paid an excessive amount of money. Professional athletes are paid too much money in an unfair way because they are paid more than the people who “perform more valuable services”‚ and the money they earn could be reinvested into the community instead‚ along

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    Why is a professional athlete able to get away with certain crimes that a normal everyday person couldn’t get away with? There isn’t a good enough answer to that question today. Some judges and law enforcement seem to look passed the wrong doing of a professional athlete because of their social status or importance to the league or association. Obviously this is unjust‚ athletes can’t get away with what whatever they want just because of the status they hold. One definition of the judicial system

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    mean that people should have to suffer for the rest of their life because of their mistakes. Just like everybody else‚ professional athletes who have been involved in illegal behavior should have the right to return to their old life once they have paid their debt to society. To keep athletes from playing in their sport goes against our country’s bill of rights‚ destroys the athlete’s life‚ and would leave them out of a job. Athletes who are being kept from playing their sport should be protected by

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    two “Sides to every coin” the average knee replacement costs $35‚500 to $40‚000. Professional athletes don’t get insurance. Imagine needing to pay $40‚000 for a knee replacement. Professional athletes are paid fairly not all of them spend all their money they just don’t know what to do with it besides some people make more money just sitting around. Next‚ athletes are paid fairly they work hard for what they earn. One thing is for certain they have no idea how to have any financial help and they

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    Professional athletes get paid way too much - by Debate.org Thank you to whoever accepts my debate Let me start off... Professional athletes get paid way too much. Here are some statistics on the salaries of pro athletes. Profession Average salary (per year) Minimum starting salary : Basketball player $2.2 million $220‚000 Baseball player $1.37 million $109‚000 Hockey player $892‚000 $125‚000 Football player $795‚000 $131‚000 In contrast • The average pay for classroom teachers in

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    Many professional athletes and entertainers get paid far more than most of today’s doctors and veterinarians. It makes it seem like their positions are better than a doctor’s or teacher’s position. It upsets many of the workers who try to insure health‚ education‚ and agriculture. It can also put low-salary workers to shame. I disagree with the athletes’ and entertainers’ high salary because it makes them seem more important than other professional workers‚ it makes them richer than other professional

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    There should be no salary caps on professional athletes. Professional athletes are paid more because of how of many people go to certain sports games. If a sports team generates more money‚ then athletes will be paid more. People would think teachers or firefighters should be paid more‚ but neither of those jobs is making as much money as a sports franchise. So if a sports team makes a lot of money‚ then it can pay more to its players. There are more people‚ who go to professional sports games than

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    how nice it’d be if a person could earn money without ever doing their job. That’s how it is for many athletes who sit on the bench and don’t play a single game‚ yet are paid millions of dollars anyways. Professional athletes are paid way too much for the careers they have chosen. Careers that are beneficial to our society have a lower pay grade than the majority of these athletes. The President of the United States annual pay of $400‚000‚ is less than most athletes pay. Also‚ the highest paid doctor

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