Entertainment VS. Lives?

Pro-star athletes are making millions of dollars a year while firefighters and teachers are getting less than one percent of that a year. Is this fair? If not, who's to blame? The athletes themselves? The broadcasters? Society in general?

On Monday of this past week, my English class, including the teacher, was talking about the Superbowl which was the night before. I was glad that my favorite team, the New York Giants won. GO GIANTS! Anyway, my teacher had showed the class what these athletes are getting paid. We were appalled with what we saw.

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We discovered teachers, firefighters, and police officers make less than one percent of the average athlete. Each one makes around $30,000-50,000. This is ridiculous. I can't believe that America looks forward to entertainment rather than education. Education is much more valuable that entertainment. Surgeons save lives every day, yet they are being paid around $200,000 a year, which is a lot, but not as much as an athlete. How can entertainment be more important than education?!!?

One story we heard from our class was that one pro athlete was unable to play for a season and nearly went broke. He complained about not being able to pay the insurance on his EIGHT cars. That's right - EIGHT CARS. Boo hoo! Some Americans can't even afford a single car! Although it is everyone's fault that we are all greedy, this is unbelievable that this guy who makes millions a year is complaining about a low salary.

The PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA... IS GETTING PAID $400,000 A YEAR... MUCH LESS THAN AN ATHLETE! The president you may say does have a lot of perks - free food, service, entertainment, etc., but our country is all dependent on HIM! He has all of the country's problems to deal with which could change the world! And what is he getting paid for this? A whopping $400,000! What a disgrace! Eli Manning, a quarterback for the New York Giants, gets paid nearly $8.5 million a year!

Let's try and focus and figure out who is to blame. Is it the athletes? After all, they are the main topic of this post. Or how about the fans? We are the ones who pay to see their games. Whatever we are willing to pay is what the stars get. Possibly it is the broadcasters of these games, giving us as a society something entertanining to watch. s you can tell, salaries for athletes are exorbitant and should be reduced.

My question for this week is...

Who's fault do you think it is for the overly-exorbitant salaries for pro-athletes?

REMINDER!!! THIS CONTEST ENDS AT THE END OF MARCH!!!!!!!