Should College Athletes Be Paid Essay
Cassy Veluz
Eng II Comm. Per 2
Ms. Taylor Johnston
13 November 2012
Professional Athlete Salary
Professional athletes today are being paid big bucks, and many of the athletes are being reckless with that money. Athletes should be getting a lower salary because that money could be helping so many people and causes. Soon, some natural disaster will happen in your area and there won’t be enough money due to the fact that athletes are taking it all. Athletes should be paid less because colleges are going bankrupt, it is affecting fans, and the increasing salary is starting to hurt other players.
The fans of all the sports teams are being impacted. According to Ron Scherer, many problems are rising due to the rising salary for athletes. Labor …show more content…
According to Al Dunning in "Christian Science Monitor New Service", many good colleges are starting to lose a lot of money. "Most colleges and universities simply cannot afford it" (Dunning 1). Making scholarships means needing more workers, which means money is going and soon to be gone (Dunning 2). Scholarships should be rewarded to those who truly deserve it and are very talented. Many colleges well known for their athletic department may not be available to the younger generations due to all the money being spent earlier in the years. What if one of those people was you? I love to play soccer, and I plan on playing in college. But if many of the colleges are not available anymore, I have one less thing that I would love to be doing. I could have the possibility of doing what I hate for the rest of my life. Another reason, mentioned by Al Dunning as well, colleges are going broke is due to a notion proposed during the NCAA convention. The notion says to pay the athletes so that they would "suit up" and be suitable for more stuff (Dunning 1). If only the students that showed great potential were paid, much money would be saved. Clearly, increasing salaries are affecting many
Eng II Comm. Per 2
Ms. Taylor Johnston
13 November 2012
Professional Athlete Salary
Professional athletes today are being paid big bucks, and many of the athletes are being reckless with that money. Athletes should be getting a lower salary because that money could be helping so many people and causes. Soon, some natural disaster will happen in your area and there won’t be enough money due to the fact that athletes are taking it all. Athletes should be paid less because colleges are going bankrupt, it is affecting fans, and the increasing salary is starting to hurt other players.
The fans of all the sports teams are being impacted. According to Ron Scherer, many problems are rising due to the rising salary for athletes. Labor …show more content…
According to Al Dunning in "Christian Science Monitor New Service", many good colleges are starting to lose a lot of money. "Most colleges and universities simply cannot afford it" (Dunning 1). Making scholarships means needing more workers, which means money is going and soon to be gone (Dunning 2). Scholarships should be rewarded to those who truly deserve it and are very talented. Many colleges well known for their athletic department may not be available to the younger generations due to all the money being spent earlier in the years. What if one of those people was you? I love to play soccer, and I plan on playing in college. But if many of the colleges are not available anymore, I have one less thing that I would love to be doing. I could have the possibility of doing what I hate for the rest of my life. Another reason, mentioned by Al Dunning as well, colleges are going broke is due to a notion proposed during the NCAA convention. The notion says to pay the athletes so that they would "suit up" and be suitable for more stuff (Dunning 1). If only the students that showed great potential were paid, much money would be saved. Clearly, increasing salaries are affecting many