What Are Athletes Overpaid

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People have been arguing for years over if athletes get paid too much or are paid fairly. Some critics might think athletes are overpaid. Athletes are paid fairly.
As a result athletes give money to their family, companies, and charities. Now most player come from a bad home and their families need money for food and water. In addition a lot of players give money to companies or make investments if they didn’t a lot of small or big companies will go out of business. Finally a lot of players give thousands of dollars to charities every day! In conclusion athletes don’t keep all their money to themselves.
To begin with athletes are only paid when their in a game or on the field. Also they get paid a lot at one time for their time playing. However

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