Salaries

... industry itself makes. Professional teams routinely pull in billions of dollars per year and the athlete receives only a small portion of this ("Athletes Salaries"). "When looking at the revenues of these corporations, some fans contend athletes are not making enough money" (Clemons 49). That's right, athletes ... brings in to his club far exceeds the amount of money he's getting paid. "...because athletes make sports franchises popular and profitable, athletes" salaries should not be questioned. Without athletes nobody makes money" (Clemons 49). Take for example the Washington Wizards a...

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... take, but before people can jump to conclusions perhaps they should first collect all the facts in which take account. When salaries first began to rise in American sports, the initial surge was paid largely from television rights money, which was a new and growing source of ... revenue. But salaries have risen so high and so rapidly that the TV money has been spent. Ticket prices have soared, accompanied by luxury boxes, ... the field. When an athlete has a bad day, they no longer have the luxury of getting away with it. Although, when debating athletes salaries people's perceptions a...

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... hope that everyone will feel different towards this topic when I"m through arguing my position. First, many people just assume that athletes don't deserve their salaries, because of the astronomical amounts. Often times, people compare athletes to doctors. They believe the doctors of the world should be paid more than athletes ... don't watch the games, buy the merchandise, and attend the games, then they won't be contributing to the overcompensation. Many people suggest lowering athletic salaries. That's fine and dandy, but the surplus of money now goes to the owner. I don't know about ...

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... the finely tuned, hard working athletes make. Athletes work day in and day out at their jobs and their salaries are dependant on their performance. Even though they do bring in large amounts of money every year, a more than fair share of this money goes towards their favourite charities. However, ... a small percent of what their owner's and bosses collect. The supreme athletes of today's world deserve every penny they make and maybe even more. There is a large sum of athletes salaries that goes towards charities and other worthy foundations. Every year, different players from differen...

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... that involves the society today. Entertainment and public services can not be compared, but which career should earn a higher salary? It is not fair for professional athletes to earn higher salaries than public servants because it sends a wrong message out to adolescents, public servants attend school for long periods of time, and there is also a shortage of public jobs at this ... ...

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... made more than $200 million in 1997, and Jerry Seinfield made close to $100 million. Does this mean that we have to step in and compress their salaries as well? No, because lowering the salaries of sports stars and other mega earners will not put more money in the pockets of school teachers, nurses and policeman, which is what many people feel ... ...

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WASHINGTON, June 20 (UPI) -- I saw a survey in USA Today this week about NFL salaries. I should not have been alarmed by what I read, but I was -- slightly. It said the highest-paid player in the National Football League last year was defensive end Michael Strahan. Did ... the lack of overall interest in women's sports. I think there has been a decline in sports interest and popularity to some extent, but not for the reasons you might think. Player salaries are unbelievable, and as long as they are, there's going to be a fan backlash. People are tired of paying -- or, not being able as the s...

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... government price controls, equal standards in the outskirts of the country as those in the center, free education from birth, free university tuition, quality healthcare for all citizens, and better salaries and benefits for social workers, police, and public servants. The rallies, which included marches, tents and rock concerts, were held in all major cities, including Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Beersheba ... ...

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... missing the point of sports, which is to have fun. It's as simple as that. The players are too greedy when it comes to their salaries. Every year, players skip out on mini-camps or practices because they think that they are worth more money than what they are being offered. ... playoff spot midway through the season, while Belle's White Sox were not (Shepherd). Almost most all professional sports demand that the teams be limited in salaries by what is called a salary cap. In 1995 professional baseball players went on strike when the league tried to implement mandatory salary caps. The p...

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