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Wouldn’t it be great to earn $270 million just to play a simple game? Neymar, along with other professional athletes think so. But do these athletes deserve all of this money? The answer is absolutely not. Professional athletes are paid way too much in a society where salary is suppose to be based on a job’s economic importance. Teaching is one of the most important economical jobs because our future economy relies on it, yet teachers are making a fraction of what professional athletes are…

Are athletes actually paid fairly? This question gets asked very often. Even if you don’t think so these athletes work very hard for their salaries. According to “Two Sides to Every Coin: Are Professional Athletes Overpaid?” being put through the physical stress pro athletes go through will affect them later in life. Athletes are not overpaid because they work extraordinarily hard just to throw a ball. Athletes are fairly paid and one reason is people help give them money. For example the…

Wesley Walker, a 59 year old ex-football player, says he feels like an old man according to projects.newsday.com. He was once known to be as fast as the flash by his colleagues. The reason he feels like this is due to the many intense hits he sustained during his 13 year career. His body can sometimes daunt his choice to play football. This helps lead us to the question, are athletes overpaid? Many professional athletes get paid millions of dollars. Some people think that these athletes are…

Athletes get paid million of dollars a year. That’s more than doctors, and even the president. It may seem unfair, but the athletes deserve their pay. Some people think that these athletes are paid way too much. Others think that the athletes deserve it. Athletes need the money to pay for medical bills and enough to suffice for the rest of their lives. Athletes have short careers. Athletes work hard to inspire and entertain us. Athletes deserve their high salaries. Don’t you think? To…

Did you know that this year's Super Bowl ticket will cost somewhere around $4,500? The average pay of a professional athlete is 4 million dollars. Americans enjoy watching sports so much that it has become a major entertainment business. Other countries do not pay their athletes nearly as much as America does. Sadly, those who serve our country, like soldiers, firefighters and teachers are paid very little compared to America’s professional athletes. Additionally, America has seen many…

CEOs are the lead of many people in a company. If they were to fail and cause the company to fail then many people would be out of a job. That would be the lives of thousands that would no longer have a steady income and would have to seek another form of employment. Dorman writes that the median pay for the 200 largest publicly traded companies was $15.1 million (2013). So is it justified that the $15 million helping provide thousands of people with income to feed themselves and others.…

The UFC’s anti-doping policy appears to be doing what it set out to do, clean up the sport. The first step in this process is catching and punishing dirty fighters. So far, it appears to be pretty successful. First were a few fighters that didn’t pass the eye test, that is, just looking at the fighter’s physic raised the suspicion of PED use: Hector Lombard, Yoel Romero, Gleison Tibau. Although Tibau and Romero still claim their innocence, few likely believe them. The most recent fighter to…

In Bill Simmons’ recent article entitled LeBron is Still Painting his Masterpiece, Simmons argues that LeBron James’ legacy is far from its inevitable twilight. He compares James’ past and present obstacles to those of other legendary athletes, such as Michael Jordan. Simmons, using a plethora of writing structures and styles, also discusses the historical ups-and-downs of the National Basketball Association. The article uses several anecdotes and facts to both humor the reader and support the…

Swish!!!!! There's another bucket from Lebron James, who is the highest paid athlete and who also makes 71 million dollars a year. Professional athletes take time away from their lives. They deserve to have high salaries. They take time away from their families and their everyday lives. Some athletes put their lives on the line. Just for our entertainment, but we as fan repay them by packing the stands, by cheering for them, by supporting them through every win and every lost. Athletes like…

In this essay I’m going to tell you if pro sports player should earn more money than soldiers.I was for that pro sport players should earn more.Now let me tell you why pro sports players should earn more. The army is not a private business.According to http://www.debate.org/ its says that it’s for a government owned facility,and because there isn’t a demand or market since it like there is for any other pro sport game.The soldiers only get what they get based on how much they get from a…