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    not for our safety. When they are done wrestling‚ they go back to their five star hotels and eat gourmet food. They train‚ and yes‚ they may have worked hard to get to where they are‚ but they’re out here making millions per fight‚ which is way more than what the average American makes. Look closer‚ should an entertainer really get paid such a profound amount for one fight‚ rather than those who work to

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    Why College Athletes Should Get Paid December 3rd‚ 2013 The single most debated topic when it comes to compensating student-athletes concerns whether student athletes should be paid beyond the full cost of attending school. The pay for play doctrine‚ in which athletes would earn a portion of the revenue they help generate‚ is a highly controversial topic that has become more popular in recent years. The arguments in favor of pay for play originate from the fact that

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    thought of being paid at the end of the month. College athletes‚ however‚ go to practice every day‚ knowing they will not receive any pay for their work. Everyone expects them to play for the fun of the game‚ but in this capitalistic world today‚ is that really enough? Even though college athletes are considered amateur student athletes‚ they already earn scholarships‚ and colleges might have a few problems with money‚ colleges should pay athletes because the athletes earn the colleges billions of

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    Maybe college athletes should get paid because they half to work really hard to get on the college teams and leagues. The players play sports a lot as kids too get into college basketball‚ football‚ lacrosse‚ and college soccer. College players spend a lot of time practising and planning for all of their games and they even show more hustle than the players from the NBA. This already proves that they could and should get paid. As much as we all love watching sports we also love how the different

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    military should make this much too. This is not possible. Our military gets paid from tax income of the country. The United States gets $3.7 trillion in income tax. If you divided that among all the soldiers and pay them what pros get paid‚ this is how much it would be. It would be 7.8063324e+12‚ that’s a lot. My main three reasons for thinking pros should get paid more than soldiers are not enough money‚ just as much training‚ and they get paid from different sources. Athletes get paid from millions

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    When deciding to play a sport in college‚ that sport eventually becomes one of your main focus. Being an athlete is not an easy thing because college athletes spend hours of practice and keeping their grades up. So it is nearly impossible for them to get a job. Without a job‚ these athletes have no guaranteed money coming in so they can pay for financial stuff. Many people argue‚ “Oh they have athletic scholarships”‚ but it does not cover all costs incurred from registration to graduation. The athletic

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    Should Student-Athletes Get Paid Wilson Hinds Professor Dorothy Valentine‚ Strayer University 5 December 2012 Abstract For many students‚ the college experience is measured by the success of their NCAA-sanctioned athletic programs. Without the experience and athletic performance the student athlete brings‚ most colleges would not reap the benefit of these significant revenue-generating activities. At best‚ current NCAA regulations need to be revisited to ensure all avenues are addressed

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    Although athletes may work extremely hard‚ they do not deserve that high of a salary because there are people who do more for this country than just entertain. Everyone loves watching the olympics‚ football‚ or basketball‚ but that doesn’t mean that athletes should get paid in the tens of millions of dollars. Maybe that’s why the United States is so in debt is because people care more about sports than their own well being. First and foremost‚ athletes get paid more the military which shouldn’t

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    Many student athletes thrive to become professional players of that sport. Almost all of them graduate from college with low grade averages. So‚ as a result of that‚ they attempt to become professional and the do not succeed. Now they can not go back to school and get good grades to then be able to get a well-paying job. Student athletes should have to maintain a certain GPA to participate in sports activities because it motivates them‚ it gives them a financial benefit and most coaches look

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    College Athletes Being Paid Do you think that college athletes should be paid? Many people think they should but some think otherwise. College athletes are not being paid for their performance at all. Some people have opinions and think that they should be paid. Division 1 universities with great players and teams generate a lot of money for their school but get no part of it. There has been a lot of controversy over this for a while. College athletes make so much money‚ but not for them‚ for their

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