In today’s society, most entertainers are being overpaid for performance yet their efforts are not as passionate as a teacher or nurse would be.Professional athletes aremaking healthy salaries in addition to getting extra money and incentives, still our president is being underpaid. Rappers’ are getting paid a lot to entertain yet their messages are usually negative and affect the future generation. A wise person once said, “Empty pockets teach you a million things in life but full pockets spoil you in a million ways.”
According to the media, indeed entertainers are being overpaid for performance yet their efforts are not as passionate as they should be. It often seems that the amount of money they areable to earn in a short period of time cannot possibly be justified by the amount of work they do.Unfortunately, professionals from other fields, who make a much greater contribution to human society, are paid so much less. For example teachers and nurses, are never listed among the best-paid professionals, yet they are more important to our well-being and our future than the entertainers who earn their
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A professional athlete is playing a simple game, and winning the adoration of fans around the world making an outrageous average salary of 1.4 million or better. While our president is in one of the most highly important positions and only makes an average of 200,000 a year. Professional athletes are not overworked and underpaid, but they are underworked and overpaid. The President of the United States is an example of someone who is overworked and underpaid, he is a person who defends our liberty and justice yet his salary does not match his occupations. To conclude what is being stated, professional athletes should not be entitled to enormous amounts of money to produce entertainment of a game, while the most respected positions in society is being deprived of the money that they definitely
As a fan of basketball, the NBA has always been the center of every discussion I partake whenever basketball is involved. Since its inception in the late 70s and the popularity of the American National Basketball Association, basketball has been cemented as one of the most iconic games played today. Whether a fan or enthusiast watches the game live or on replay, the high-voltage intensity and addicting thrill of every turnover and every score made just makes the person go wild. Of course in every game, some people often wonder how much money the players have in each season. I am one of those people who often think about how wealthy these players are and the more I see advertisements and high profile appearances these players partake, the question just keeps on popping up in my head. Reading through discussion boards, articles and even editorial papers about the issue, I have found this to be an interesting topic to discuss and with these sources in mind, this will be my foundation for this topic. In this paper, I intend to prove through an intimate discussion and debate that the players of the NBA are overpaid with regards to how much their salary and contracts are worth.
Professional sports were beginning to be organized in the 1850s. At this point, their salaries, although they were still higher than the average person’s, were not too outrageous. In the 1880s and 90s, baseball players in particular were making on average about $1,750 annually. Even though this was three times the salary of an industrial worker of the time, they were not happy with this amount of money and felt they should be earning more (Baseball n.d.). In the 1970s, the worlds of professional sports took a drastic turn. According to an article by J.L. Carnagie, “Two words described sports in the 1970s: big business. Owners and athletes in major professional team sports knew there was money to be made in their games, and they went after it.” (Carnagie, n.d.) Athletes, especially, realized how competitive teams were becoming, and they were well aware that talent was in high demand. In the beginning of 1980s, the best athletes were demanding even more money; and the majority of the time, they got what they wanted. By end of the 1980s, many athletes were making over a million dollars (Carnagie, n.d.) These increasing salaries were very ironic because when professional sports began they were intended to be a showcase of players’ talent and athletic ability. Professional sports leagues were also supposed to be similar to the Olympics in that they would be free of politics and influence of society. However, by the 80s, they had become all about the star athletes and how much money they could make. By this point, professional sports had evolved into an industry that was focused on entertainment and money, rather than the sports actually being played (Carnagie, n.d.).
Americans always seem to be working to make more money, however, is it worth it? Athletes sacrifice time and their physical bodies to make money. Celebrities sacrifice their privacy and personal space to make money. CEOs sacrifice time and risk financial security to make money. The common belief is that these are the three highest paid categories in the United States. However this is not the case since not all athletes are sponsored by Nike, not all celebrities are in large movies and tv shows, and not all CEOs work at a publicly traded company. The reality is that most of America still works hard and just because athletes, celebrities, and CEOs work nontraditional jobs does not mean their pay is significantly greater.
Do athletes get overpaid? Is it fair that the average NFL player gets paid 1.9 million dollars a year while the average heart surgeon gets paid 533 thousand dollars annually? I think that professional athletes don’t get paid too much. There are multiple reasons that proves that their pay is not excessive. Their careers are short, they risk their body for our entertainment, and they motivate children.
Now Mr. Roberto Hinojosa contends that professional athletes are overpaid. Citing U.S. Household Income stats for 2012 he explains that teachers,
In thirteen years of golf, Tiger Woods has made over a billion dollars making him the highest paid athlete ever. He has been the highest paid athlete now for five years in a row. We all know that many people in the world watch him play every weekend and admire him, but is the amount of entertainment he provides really worth 128 million dollars a year? Tiger is only one of many professional athletes who are extremely overpaid. “People forget that sports is entertainment,” says Leonard Armato, a sports agent. Although professional athletes provide entertainment for millions of viewers around the world, they are overpaid because the millions of dollars that they make could be distributed more evenly throughout society and go to things of a greater cause.
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Every day, people around the world complain about professional athletes salaries. Even though the top athletes make millions of dollars every year, the majority of athletes do not make any more than the average working class citizen. There are also many risks along with the job, and job security is very unstable. Expenses and taxes also limit the amount of money an athlete makes. Tax rates are extremely high for the men and women who participate in professional sports.
Do you think professional athletes are overpaid? You might think they earn more than what they are worth for playing half a year, but athletes have many things which contribute to their salary. Some of these things include their earnings from endorsements, ticket sales, performance, merchandise, their social contributions, and TV ratings. Although there are many factors that contribute to their salary, professional athletes may be overpaid because as a society, we contribute to their success. So, in the end, part of the athlete’s salary comes from the people who support the sports in the first place.
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