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Im doing my junior paper on if athletes are getting paid to much for what they do. So i was looking for some views from others about this topic
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Yes....overwhelmingly yes. Its not even a question. They are being paid to do something that is considered recreation.
Im sorry, anybody who says yes is kind of retarded. It doesn't matter how much dedication, or training, or effort....your still being paid to perform acts of recreation. Im sorry, but sport as a whole does not contribute directly to society as a whole. Sure Cary Price makes me happy when he has a shut out, but a paramedic will save/help save countless lives over his continued years of service. One will be paid millions of dollars, while another will have to worry about saving for a pension.
Sorry, its not even a question. The priorities of modern society are fucked.
Its society's view on what is important to us. We think sports are more important then some basic human fundamentals.
We are so overexposed that we no longer have an idea of what is really important in our lives until a sudden event changes our perspectives.
Example:
While watching the world series with your girlfriend, you see a pitcher have an outstanding performance and believe that his is worth all 120 million dollars of his contract. He has skills, and training that help win this game, and believe that these are worth all the money because his is going to help win the game.
As you drive home a drunk driver blindsides you, and your girlfriend is hurt bad. She is bleeding out, and you have no idea what to do. First responders arrive. They take care of her using skills, experience, and training that have gained over the years. Now.....which is more important to you: the paramedic, or the pitcher?
Both have skills, experience and training that render them valuable.....but your view of their value changes based on your situation.
Pro sports are great, and i love to watch......but they are heavily overpaid/overvalued by our society as a whole.
i honestly dont. the best players make many millions per year, and it's deserved. for every ten thousand people you have what, one make it pro? and of all those pros, you have one making top dollar. it'd be easier to be a doctor and just study hard in school and guarantee yourself a good living, or even a businessman. there are tens of thousands of millionaire businessmen in north america.
plus, it's entertainment. the public pays their salaries. if we had a problem with overpaid athletes, we could stop going to sports events and stop buying jerseys and shit. people love entertainment. i love entertainment. i'm happy to pay their salaries because i love watching sports. it brings my friends together, my family together, and a few of them make millions in return for what they provide us, so be it. they chose to work their asses off since childhood so they could be the best, and being rewarded for it doesn't rustle my jimmies nope nope not one bit.
Thats wrong. People do think that sports are more important. As a matter of fact just look in this thread, and see a few of the posts above you. Its not a matter of economics, its a matter of value. Not so long ago pro sports players were paid salaries under the 100 000$ mark. It was vued as entertainment, and you got paid as an entertainer. Simple.
Well seeing as one athlete has the potential to make over hundreds of millions of dollars......but sure we could cut that up many fold and raise the salaries of many other workers. Sorry there maybe only a few sports players, but one will make more in 5 years then any EMT will make over 5 lifetimes of work.
Its fucked up dude. Im sorry, but it is.
