Why Do Athletes Get Overpaid

In today’s society, professional athletes do get paid a lot of money for what they do for their career. They do work hard and deserve an average amount of salary like other professions. Professional athletes are getting overpaid into society, wages are usually based on the values of one work. Athletes like Messi, Ronaldo, and LeBron James should donate money to orphanage people. If athletes donate their money to give it to education, healthcare, charities their respect for their country and people would increase. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s even gets paid a lower amount of money than the athletes in Canada or outside of Canada. A profession, like lawyers which are in high demand and are very skilled but do not get paid million dollars

Canadian Doctors get paid $195,000 annually. Canadian Teachers salary average would be $87,000 annually. Canadian Lawyers $80,000- $100,000 depends on the law firms. Canadian Firefighters would make $100,000. The professions that you see above are Canadian Doctors, Teachers, Lawyers, and Firefighters are not even equivalent to the amount of money that athletes make in one game they play. Which to society and the professions is unfair since all professions should make a decent or average amount of money annually, and yearly. The one that protects our nation, our Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gets paid a lower amount of salary then those athletes make in one game. For some athletes, money can be a dangerous necessity rather than helping the society. There are some athletes that are wasting their money by going to clubs, smoking, and more. Hence, athletes in Canada or out of the country should be paid a reasonable amount of money, which does not discriminate other occupations and

Some stadiums like the NBA and NFL are one of the professional leagues, which the athletes can make millions of dollars with profitable contracts. The athletes in those professional leagues should be paid a decent amount of money and if they make that much money they should give it to charities, homeless people, and to those kids that are in the orphanage. Some athletes that have done something for the society are admired by elders and kids. Neymar is a Professional Brazil Football Player and he has donated a lot to his society. Along with his family, which they run the charity foundation called The Instituto Projeto Neymar Jr. Over more than 2400 children with poor backgrounds attend the Institute. Their institute aims for physical activities to help with their socio-cultural development. Neymar’s father and he met and played with many kids with many impressions, facility, and he introduced a website of their institute. There are many great examples for those that have supported the society. Cristiano Ronaldo the famous soccer player. He had waves for donating for a boy’s brain surgery, which was worth $83,000. Since, he has experienced the poverty when he was young. Also, he sold the golden boot he won in 2011 for the charity and developed Save the Children's new Global Artist Ambassador. Ronaldo is one the charitable person that donates to his and our society, and to hospitals. Therefore, there are some