Athletes getting over paid

Info found: If we were asked to play a baseball game and then handed you $200,000 we would make almost as much as Alex Rodriguez does every game. Athletes are making this much money a game just to show us that they can do drugs and beat up family members. Athletes get very greedy when they make this much money and it often makes them treat others very poorly. Why it's useful: This is useful because it really shows a normal person the point of view of a professional athlete. They are always trying to get more and more money because they think they are worth it. These athletes always find a way to screw up their lives by doing drugs or taking steroids. The money an athlete makes in a year could bring a third world country out of poverty.

Info found: Sports are crazy and fun to watch. People set aside their daily lives to watch sports because it entertains them. Professional athletes get paid no matter what happens in the ring or the field. Mike Tyson once bit a guys ear on purpose and still got paid a butt load of money. Why it's useful: This shows that we are paying athletes even when they suck or they play dirty. What is this showing kids? These high end athletes need to be role models for the kids so they grow up playing sports the right way.

Info found: Bryant signed a two-year extension worth a reported $48.5 million with the Lakers in 2013. He says that athetes are overpaid but so are the owners. These people are being overpaid for there sports. They really do not have to do much for all the money they make. Why it's useful: Players are being overpaid and they are wasting money and then they want more. They get there money based on their performance at the college level. They can really make the big bucks just as long as they play good when they are young.

Info found: According to a 2009 Sports Illustrated article, 78 percent of NFL players are either bankrupt or in financial trouble within two years of retirement, and an estimated 60 percent of NBA players go bankrupt within five years after leaving their sport. These statistics are quite eye-opening in showing the materialistic, disrespectful way many athletes unfortunately treat the serious money they receive. Why it's useful: Why are athletes spending their money in a way that is ruining their lives. They could save up and live normal lives if they wanted too. Athletes getting paid millions of dollars are wasting money on stupid and ridiculous ways.

Info found: Playing games for a living is not worth this much money. If you play a bad game or strike out you still get paid the same. Drew Brees the quarter back for the New Orleans Saints even said that athletes are over paid. He said that a cure for cancer is the only way someone should be paid this much. Why it's useful: This is useful because it really shows that being paid this much has no benefit. This money is being wasted on stuff that it shouldn't. A cure for cancer could be researched from all of this money.

Info Found: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Army Generals with over 20 years of service make about $192,864 a year. The 2014 median compensation for a General Surgeon was just under $395,456 a year. The men and women who run straight into fires, risking their lives to save others make only $46,870 per year. Cristiano Ronaldo makes about $56 million a year while Kobe Bryant makes $250 million a year. Barack Obama made $400,000 a year during his presidency. Why it's useful: We are paying athletes a ridiculous amount of money for just playing sports. Ask yourself what would happen if we didn't have surgeons and firefighters. This world would be screwed without them. Maybe we should consider paying athletes less and people who risk their lives everyday more.