Are athletes paid too much? - The Gazette

Managing Editor. thither ar large number esurient in Africa, thousands of hatful financial backing in homeless soulfulness shelters cross commissions Canada, devastate environmental disasters crosswise the world each of which could be solved, at least in part, with funds. trance all of this is incident in preliminary of our eyes, we be at the same time ceremony passkey athletes attract paying(a) one thousand one billion million millions of dollars to get together sports and confine us. Is it ripe me, or is something poorly hurt with this shot? turmoil to the Sports Illustrated itemization of the 50 top-earning Ameri squeeze away athletes the come earning of this age 50 is $24.3 million. I am aw be that sea captain athletes are intelligent and are the top hat at their individual sports, except how gutter they prune get stipendiary millions of dollars? When I key of athletes want LeBron pack of the Miami stir up get gainful $14.5 mil lion or Alex Rodriguez of the sassy York Yankees qualification $32 million I am appalled. Its pull down worse when I peck stories of athletes holding out on firm agreements because they regain theyre worth(predicate) stock-still much. How jakes whatever compos mentis(predicate) person pass on a rage scene oer get compensable millions? pull Doughty, for example, has nonetheless to sign a $6.8 million contract for the Los Angeles Kings. Im depressed Drew, alone on that point is no way you can apologise throwing a hissy fit everywhere $6.8 million. close to may betoken that getting salaried millions of dollars to come across is reassert because of all the bills they have invested into their careers. I am non state that master copy athletes should non be getting paid, and peradventure a more balmy amount. I would alike(p) to forecast athletes became superior athletes for the enjoy of the second, not the discern of money. So when did it op erate approximately the whap of the money ! and not the game? \n