Underpaid and Overplayed
Brandon Haase
Mr. Grigsby
English 9-1
30 April 2014
Underpaid and Overplayed Professional athletes are so highly looked up to and are put on such a high pedestal for everyone to see. They are treated like they are gods, they are paid a lot of money to go out and play the sport they are good at. The highest average pay for a Pro athlete is about $7.1 million a year, and the lowest average pay is about $2.6 million a year. Then there are the Soldiers that are risking their lives for our Country and to keep our people and Country safe. The soldiers that are overseas fighting for our country, they sacrifice so much of themselves and their families just to do one thing. The highest average for an Active Duty military member is about $100,000 a year, and the lowest average pay is about $29,000 a year.
Why is it that our country thinks that professional athletes should receive a higher pay? Our country has its priorities all mixed up, this is because the people of our country think that the athletes they watch on TV and at games should be getting paid better. People are saying because they are getting hurt, that its hazard pay, it’s too dangerous, and that they need to get paid to compensate for it. Why is that athletes are getting paid their six figures a year, and our soldiers are out risking their lives so that all the people can be safe and free, while getting paid at a max of maybe $90,000 a year.
There are definitely people more deserving of high salaries than a professional athlete. The president of the United States, who has one of the toughest jobs in the nation, makes nowhere near as much as an athlete. Barack Obama makes around $400,000 a year while Alex Rodriguez makes around $33 million a year. Another job that affects the lives of almost every American is the job of a school teacher. School teachers are very deserving of high pay and yet the average income of a high school teacher is only $43,437. That is only a mere fraction of what some of
Mr. Grigsby
English 9-1
30 April 2014
Underpaid and Overplayed Professional athletes are so highly looked up to and are put on such a high pedestal for everyone to see. They are treated like they are gods, they are paid a lot of money to go out and play the sport they are good at. The highest average pay for a Pro athlete is about $7.1 million a year, and the lowest average pay is about $2.6 million a year. Then there are the Soldiers that are risking their lives for our Country and to keep our people and Country safe. The soldiers that are overseas fighting for our country, they sacrifice so much of themselves and their families just to do one thing. The highest average for an Active Duty military member is about $100,000 a year, and the lowest average pay is about $29,000 a year.
Why is it that our country thinks that professional athletes should receive a higher pay? Our country has its priorities all mixed up, this is because the people of our country think that the athletes they watch on TV and at games should be getting paid better. People are saying because they are getting hurt, that its hazard pay, it’s too dangerous, and that they need to get paid to compensate for it. Why is that athletes are getting paid their six figures a year, and our soldiers are out risking their lives so that all the people can be safe and free, while getting paid at a max of maybe $90,000 a year.
There are definitely people more deserving of high salaries than a professional athlete. The president of the United States, who has one of the toughest jobs in the nation, makes nowhere near as much as an athlete. Barack Obama makes around $400,000 a year while Alex Rodriguez makes around $33 million a year. Another job that affects the lives of almost every American is the job of a school teacher. School teachers are very deserving of high pay and yet the average income of a high school teacher is only $43,437. That is only a mere fraction of what some of