Why Are Professional Athletes Overpaid

Are Professional Athletes Overpaid?                        In today's society individuals believe that athletes make too much money.  Many like minded individuals argue that the professional athletes get paid way too much and them as an individual don’t get paid enough.  What society falls to realize it that their are people making money off of the athletes for doing distinctly nothing.   Professional athletes are doing what they love to do just like any normal individual and it just happens that they get paid millions.  Professional athletes are idealised people just like singers and actor/actresses who are paid the same if not more.  So far people aren’t discussing how much actors/actresses and singer make but picking solely on athletes.  There are numerous reasons as to whether athletes are overpaid or not.  Reasons as to athletes are not overpaid simply because it provides more jobs and people raise their children to play sports.  More reasons as to why athletes overpaid is it is entertainment, they help people or a community, and it strains their body in the process.  Ultimately what is at stake here is the failure

to realize that athletes are not overpaid.
Some individuals will argue that athletes shouldn’t be paid more than the amount of a life saving occupation.  Which in agreeance life saving occupations should be paid more.  With that being said athlete’s aren’t the ones who sign their paychecks nor are they in control of their paychecks.  Any decent person including athletes would agree that life saving occupations deserve to get paid more.  In some cases depending on the content an athlete can be considered a life saving occupation.  College and professional athletes provide more jobs and notoriety in the world.  An example of this would be a person working at the concession stand that is considered a job.  Creating more jobs helps the economy, a family, or an individual.  
Majority of individuals want their children to grow up playing and active in sports.  Parents want their kids in sports to keep them busy, healthy, and out of trouble.   By parents putting their children in sports that also takes the parents time out of the day.  Parents spend anywhere between 1,000 to 20,000 a year depending on the sport for their child to play sports.  Individuals have to pay for travel fees, uniforms, and gear et cetera.  It takes money to make money.  With that be said if that child grew up to play a sport professionally more than likely they will repay and take care of their parents and family.   So the question is if you raised your children to play sports and they became a professional athlete would you think they were overpaid?  
More reasons as to why professional athletes are not overpaid is that it is considered entertainment, they help people or a community, and they strain themselves in the process.

Some people love watching sports and are huge fans.  Those are the people who are usually buying tickets, season passes, or a type of souvenir.  Those are the funds that go into the corporations that pay athletes and the jobs that sports bring.  Most people associate athletes with the stereotype that they blow up their money on cars, girls, and parties.  Not every athlete fits that criteria some athletes help people, or a community, and  put some money away knowing their career won’t last forever.  With that being said athletes constantly are  straining their body.  Even though their body looks great on the inside when in a contact sport that can all

change.  
Athletes are not overpaid nor are they underpaid.  Society perceives athletes of making to much money falling the to see that their are people above the athletes making money off of them.  Some individuals will perceive an athlete as overpaid but not an actor/actress or a singer when they make the same if not more.  Athletes do all sorts of thing they are more than just professional athlete.  Some of them help individuals because they can remember a time they were there or when a loved one was.  Not all athletes are the classic stereotype.  What individuals fail to see is that athletes are doing what they love and know.  Why is it so necessary to solely make a big deal on the amount an athlete makes when in reality it doesn’t affect anyone?