Do U think Athletes get Paid too much??

[8FIVE8]

Hell fuckin yeah. They get paid to play sports. Alot of that money can be used elsewhere. Even if their salaries get cut in half they'll still be getting paid way too much.

 

[DubbC415]

People complain about how much atheletes make, but theyre the ones makin the owners and organizations rich. people need to stop blaming the guys on the bottom. Are athletes greedy? maybe, but wouldnt u be if everyone else around u was makin that much money, and u knew it was there, and that u deserved it? If a team can pay u that much money, then u know its not a problem for them.

 

[V]

^^i don't know about the deserving part...obviously since they are making the organization and the team so much money, they should get thier due...but the organization and the tams should not be making that much then...they need to lower the prices on tickets and merchandise so more people can afford to watch the games live...

but as long as there are enough people willing to pay, no reason for them to charge watever the fuck they want...I just hate it when they try to act like they are doing us a favor or doing it for us while all they are concerned with is profits...

 

[usernamex]

they get paid that much because they bring in that much, the reason people pay so much for tickets isnt because of their salaries, its because the athletes arent stupid enough to let the owners make all the money.... then the owners dont want to lose any profit, so they put up ticket prices, so they can keep there extra millions... like they arent making enough.

 

[Mi$ta-Murda187]

fuck yeah they do!!

they need to gimme like at least 10,000 dollars..
they very greedy... yes indeedy!

 

[Fucky McFuckerson]

I already spoke on this in the Sports Forum.

Its a tragedy that actors & sports figures get paid 10X as much as doctors and 100X more than TEACHERS.

Welcome to capitalism, kids.

 

[DeceptaKhan]

shaqs not that rich.....the man who signs his check is rich

 

[XxtraMannish]

No. Considering the amount of revenue they generate, they probably don't get paid enough. Usually the people who think they get paid too much aren't good enough at anything to make that much money and it frustrates them that other people are. Not speaking on anybody in particular, but thats just an observation of mine. Take no offense if it doesn't apply to you.

 

[T-Spoon]

I already spoke on this in the Sports Forum.

Its a tragedy that actors & sports figures get paid 10X as much as doctors and 100X more than TEACHERS.

Welcome to capitalism, kids.

yea, thats a way to look at it, but another way is, michael jordan is one in a million. doctors and teachers come a dime a dozen. fold.

 

[8FIVE8]

if they can get paid like that for playing sports, then soldiers in combat zones should be gettin paid way more than that. U cant get shot from playing sports.

 

[siccness-user]

not all athletes make a lot of money,

some use their fame as a business


Businesses make money

 

[Fucky McFuckerson]

yea, thats a way to look at it, but another way is, michael jordan is one in a million. doctors and teachers come a dime a dozen. fold.

Without teachers and doctors, though, there would BE NO Michael Jordan.

My point was, teachers and doctors are VITAL to human existance and advancement...athletes are not.

 

[Fucky McFuckerson]

No. Considering the amount of revenue they generate, they probably don't get paid enough. Usually the people who think they get paid too much aren't good enough at anything to make that much money and it frustrates them that other people are. Not speaking on anybody in particular, but thats just an observation of mine. Take no offense if it doesn't apply to you.

So youre basically calling people who disagree with atheletes being paid too much as "haters", no? I really hope youre kidding.

 

[rmillerpacers31]

I don't see why anyone needs more than $500,000 a year. You can easily get by on way less than that.

 

[T-Spoon]

Without teachers and doctors, though, there would BE NO Michael Jordan.

My point was, teachers and doctors are VITAL to human existance and advancement...athletes are not.

yea, i DEFINITELY feel u, thats y i said "thats ONE way to look at it". BUT money pays for different shit, and TALENT is one. i'm not disagreein wit cha, jus givin u another way to look at things. fold.

 

[MacRyzle]

Not at all. They deserve every single penny.

 

[4fifteenRolla]

People complain about how much atheletes make, but theyre the ones makin the owners and organizations rich. people need to stop blaming the guys on the bottom. Are athletes greedy? maybe, but wouldnt u be if everyone else around u was makin that much money, and u knew it was there, and that u deserved it? If a team can pay u that much money, then u know its not a problem for them.

forreal. if the workers make that much imagine how much the bosses pullin in, and those mf's aint gotta do shit but put out enough money to get good players, coaches etc and watch the $$ pile up

 

[DubbC415]

U cant get shot from playing sports.

Hm...recently though? u sure u wanna make that statement?




Anyway, why blame the people on the bottom? I mean shit, this is a gangsta rap website where we celebrate pieces of shit like 50 cent getting millions, but oh no, a poor Dominican kid who went from drinking puddle water to playing for the Angels is WAY too fucked up. "Dont hate the player, hate the game". literally. dont hate the individuals that are making that much, blame the system, or the fuckheads at the top.

 

[XxtraMannish]

So youre basically calling people who disagree with atheletes being paid too much as "haters", no? I really hope youre kidding.

Not all of them, just the ones I described.