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Are athletes actually paid fairly? This question gets asked very often. Even if you don’t think so these athletes work very hard for their salaries. According to “Two Sides to Every Coin: Are Professional Athletes Overpaid?” being put through the physical stress pro athletes go through will affect them later in life. Athletes are not overpaid because they work extraordinarily hard just to throw a ball. Athletes are fairly paid and one reason is people help give them money. For example the…

Athletes get paid million of dollars a year. That’s more than doctors, and even the president. It may seem unfair, but the athletes deserve their pay. Some people think that these athletes are paid way too much. Others think that the athletes deserve it. Athletes need the money to pay for medical bills and enough to suffice for the rest of their lives. Athletes have short careers. Athletes work hard to inspire and entertain us. Athletes deserve their high salaries. Don’t you think? To…

Chelsea Football Club were founded on 10 March 1905 at The Rising Sun pub, (now The Butcher's Hook) opposite today's main entrance to the ground on the Fulham Road. Since there was already a team named Fulham in the borough, the name of the adjacent borough, the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea, was settled on after London FC, Kensington FC and Stamford Bridge FC had been rejected. Blue shirts were adopted by Mears, after the racing colours of Lord Chelsea, along with white shorts and dark blue…

College athletes and their “payroll” A topic that is covered quite well on ESPN, is the stories of rising college superstars that are making a name for themselves. Some people are astonished when they discover they aren’t receiving a formal payroll for their efforts, and then some argue they’re receiving it in a scholarship. In the article “Why college athletes should be paid”, they go into detail and discuss this exact topic and both sides are fought fairly well and left me kind of stuck in the…

CEOs are the lead of many people in a company. If they were to fail and cause the company to fail then many people would be out of a job. That would be the lives of thousands that would no longer have a steady income and would have to seek another form of employment. Dorman writes that the median pay for the 200 largest publicly traded companies was $15.1 million (2013). So is it justified that the $15 million helping provide thousands of people with income to feed themselves and others.…

Jim Furyk net worth James Michael Furyk was born on the 12th May 1970 in West Chester, Pennsylvania USA. The world knows him as Jim Furyk, the professional American golfer, making his successful career the main source of net worth. His career as a pro golfer has begun in 1992, and ever since then he has been making new records and standards. Have you ever wondered how rich Jim Furyk is? According to sources it is estimated that Jim Furyk`s total net worth is $50 million, an amount earned…

Athletes, when you hear that word you think of the NFL, NBA and other sports. For instance they can make up to $1,000,000 year. But did you also know that their careers are only about 10 years before they retire. Athletes also have to pay more taxes than we do because they play in different states for their games that's called state taxes. Athletes also have to pay for electric and essential needs, some wants, and some athletes are nice enough to give money to charities and other things.…

FanDuel and Draftkings both have been behemoths in the sports world, especially in the past couple of years due to a recent advertising surge. They are both fantasy companies who offer daily online fantasy sports for money. The companies offer leagues which anyone can join for a fee as little as $1 and the person whose lineup has the most points gets to take all the money from everyone else in the league. FanDuel and Draftkings make money by taking a small percentage of the winnings, for…

During JFK’s very early years he was heavily influenced by his family and father especially. According to “John F. Kennedy,” he was the second of nine children, and his family was very active and competitive. Because he spent so much time around them he also started to become very competitive which is what most likely gave him his extreme drive and determination. His father was a major influence on him when he was younger because of all the experience and knowledge he gave to his children. The…

Woodrum, Brandon 09/02/16 Microeconomics Module 3 Labor Market Question - 1 What economic principle justifies the high salaries of some professional athletes? Suppose the manager of a baseball team wants to hire a new pitcher for $4 million per year. Under what circumstances would it make sense for the team to do so? -The manager of a baseball team can hire a new pitcher for $4 million per year only if the team is doing well and earning so much that can afford the salary of new pitcher or…