Today, I sat in class, of course I wasn't paying attention, but I was thinking of what to write today. I thought for a long time and couldn't think of anything.
Well, at dinner Alex, my football obsessed younger brother, decided to look at an article online about the homes of football players. Which sparked my dinner conversation and this blog post.
At dinner Alex showed my mother the article and the players had houses costing multiple millions. I couldn't believe it! I soon had an interesting debate with the boy and of course he believed they were paid an appropriate amount for what they do.
A football player is paid to play football and stay fit and healthy. Then on certain Sundays they go out and play games. Obviously this is a difficult job, but why should they be making so much. A construction worker makes approximately $46,000 per year which I just looked up online. My brother's argument was that a football player is working brutally, so is a construction worker, and they accomplish something!
The president is supposed to run the country. According to Wikipedia the president makes around $400,000 a year. Why is it that the president makes less, actually about 9% of presidents have died from assassination (4 out of 44) I researched the number of football players who had died on the field, there have been ten professional players to die while on the field.
A surgeon is supposed to save lives and make life easier. A surgeon makes an average of $308,000 per year. They are working hard and have been training for years to save your life, paying $120,000 to $500,000 for their degree! I researched that too.
Bill Gates has millions was one of my brother's debates, and my response was that he contributes to society outside of entertainment. Computer technology runs the world, and there's more to it than being able to read this blog, or go on Facebook. A football player's only true contribution to society is entertainment.
I've yet to see the reason why a football player is paid so much.
Well, at dinner Alex, my football obsessed younger brother, decided to look at an article online about the homes of football players. Which sparked my dinner conversation and this blog post.
At dinner Alex showed my mother the article and the players had houses costing multiple millions. I couldn't believe it! I soon had an interesting debate with the boy and of course he believed they were paid an appropriate amount for what they do.
A football player is paid to play football and stay fit and healthy. Then on certain Sundays they go out and play games. Obviously this is a difficult job, but why should they be making so much. A construction worker makes approximately $46,000 per year which I just looked up online. My brother's argument was that a football player is working brutally, so is a construction worker, and they accomplish something!
The president is supposed to run the country. According to Wikipedia the president makes around $400,000 a year. Why is it that the president makes less, actually about 9% of presidents have died from assassination (4 out of 44) I researched the number of football players who had died on the field, there have been ten professional players to die while on the field.
A surgeon is supposed to save lives and make life easier. A surgeon makes an average of $308,000 per year. They are working hard and have been training for years to save your life, paying $120,000 to $500,000 for their degree! I researched that too.
Bill Gates has millions was one of my brother's debates, and my response was that he contributes to society outside of entertainment. Computer technology runs the world, and there's more to it than being able to read this blog, or go on Facebook. A football player's only true contribution to society is entertainment.
I've yet to see the reason why a football player is paid so much.
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