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Post by Devil on Jul 21, 2009 22:02:14 GMT -5
Do you think professional athletes are overpaid?
Why or why not?
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Post by Spirit on Jul 21, 2009 22:51:26 GMT -5
Yeah, some of them are. Especially the ones that are getting paid a lot and aren't happy with what they are getting.
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Post by Apollo on Jul 21, 2009 23:42:51 GMT -5
Professional Athletes are payed more than scientists, doctors, astronauts, archeologists and historians. Clearly, there is a problem in society's priorities.
Oh and teachers.
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Post by Spirit on Jul 22, 2009 0:14:38 GMT -5
Professional Athletes are payed more than scientists, doctors, astronauts, archeologists and historians. Clearly, there is a problem in society's priorities. Oh and teachers. I don't think there is anyway that could be argued. Why do athletes get paid more than teachers when the teachers are doing a more important job. Same with them being paid more than doctors and all the rest of those jobs that REQUIRE an education to do. You don't have to go to collage to be a "Professional Athlete!" One of the boys I went to school with could possibly end up playing Pro-Baseball for the Braves and we just graduated high school back in June. But I guess the reason athletes get paid more is probably the same reason why the county I live in eliminated the budget for the art department but have no problem funding sports who have an easier time raising money themselves...=S Art, Chorus, Drama, and Band are all actual classes, sports are just after school. Sorry, just had to start ranting again... |
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Post by Devil on Jul 22, 2009 17:17:17 GMT -5
Professional Athletes are payed more than scientists, doctors, astronauts, archeologists and historians. Clearly, there is a problem in society's priorities. Oh and teachers. Well see, the thing about all the jobs you mentioned there is that anybody can do them with a little effort. Not saying they aren't important, seeing as those people are the ones who keep us alive or contribute to furthering human intelligence and advancement in the world, but anyone who is willing to give the effort and commitment to becoming one of those professions realistically can. Professional athletes, though you may consider them unimportant in comparison to the people you mentioned, are born with a natural, elite talent at their sport and are rewarded as such. See, if I really, really wanted to become a doctor, it might take me a long-ass time to save up the money to do it and a lot of effort to pass medical school, but I could. But no matter how badly I want to play in the NHL, it's simply never going to happen. Even if I go to the rink and practice 15 hours a day, non-stop, I'm never going to be good enough, and that goes for 99% of the population as well. Also, professional sports teams are HUGE sources of revenue and big tourist attractions, and are really good for the economy. The teams make hundreds of millions of dollars in ticket sales every year, so paying the players such high salaries is not a huge deal to them. Another thing you didn't think about is that all those professions you mentioned are government jobs, meaning their salaries are paid with our tax money. If Doctors made athlete money, like two million a year instead of two-hundred thousand a year, then our taxes would multiply infinitely and cripple us. All those jobs need funding from the government, as well. Meanwhile, the sports teams generate their own revenue, and so can afford to pay their employees (the players) whatever they like without it affecting us. |
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