Athletes Should Be Paid Essay

There are thousands of athletes getting paid millions of dollars for just playing a season of basketball, football, baseball, and etc. While nurses, firefighters, police officers, and the military are risking their lives for complete strangers. Some people think that these athletes deserve more than they do right now. I personally think that they don’t deserve what they are getting. Look at it this way, people are actually risking their lives, fighting for our country, and trying to keep us safe. You’re trying to tell me that basketball, men running up and down the court, is more important than the people putting their own lives in danger.
Athletes do work hard to achieve their goals, but talent is something you can’t put a price on no matter how much time or effort you put into it. To begin, we have people playing basketball games for a living. What does that say about our society? We have men and women who are willing to risk their very own lives for someone else’s. Our soldiers are getting paid ¼ of what Lebron James, James Harden, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant make A YEAR for just playing basketball. “The work of professional athletes certainly pays off for us.” Carro quotes. I don’t think it pays off for us. Secondly, in the world today, we have valued the entertainment
There are nurses who can work 24/7 without any sleep and still not make that much for a living. These negligible athletes don’t notice how hard these other people are working for a living.
To conclude,“Money follows art. Money wants what it can’t buy. Class and talent. And remember, while there’s talent for making money, it takes real to know how to spend it.” -Candace Bushnell. “Professional athletes are certainly impressive, but are they really worth millions of dollars more than the rest of us?” -Jesse