synthesis essay

“Some people would argue that many professional athletes are overpaid because of how much money they seem to be making; however there exists consequences to working in such a high-paying career field. The first point to consider is that their salary is based on supply and demand. They have a high entertainment value in our society, and are simply supplying our demand for entertainment. Not only do they meet our demand for entertainment, they also contribute more funds to our government because they pay higher taxes than the average American white-collar and blue-collar worker. The last, and maybe the most important, point to consider is that their job requires that they continuously risk their health and their career every in general”

“Society places such a high importance on sports to meet our demand for entertainment, athlete’s salaries have skyrocketed due to the increasing demand for their field of expertise (Source A). Football, basketball, and baseball are three of the most popular sports in America, and most Americans will happily spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars a year on fan paraphernalia and game tickets for themselves as well as for family and friends (Source C) and (Source G)”

“The large amounts of money that fans spend on their favorite teams’ game tickets and merchandise is the driving factor in why athletes are so highly paid (Source G). Another example is Michael Jordan and his very popular Jordan shoes. Let’s take Atascocita High School, at least 5 people in each class owns a pair of the very expensive shoes that cost from approximately $89-900. Now multiply that by all the students in schools in the U.S. and that should give you an idea of how much money he makes by just having his na...

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...use of their higher salaries. Because of their large contribution to government funding, schools are better prepared for educating students, soldiers who fight our wars are better equipped with the tools they need to defeat the enemy. Athletes risk their lives and their careers every day to do what they love to do, which is not required of most Americans in order to maintain their career. Although athletes are paid large sums of money each year, they contribute a lot to our society in various ways. They are highly skilled in their profession and have worked and trained since they were young, and even continue training during the offseason, so their work never ends. They risk their health, their lives, and their entire career every time they play a game. Athletes have a larger salary than the average American worker, but it is justified for all of these reasons”