athletes get paid for playing a kids game, but our soldiers hardly get paid for defending our country explain?

Question

why do pro athletes get paid for dribbling a ball, or throwing a ball, while our soldiers get sent out to another country and in harms way, maybe i dont understand something?

Answer 1

Average price of NBA ticket $45
Average attendance at NBA game, 18,000

Average ticket price to watch Our soldiers "defend our country": $0.
Average attendance at such events: a handful of embedded reporters.

Answer 2

As true as that might be, its not plausible. Look at the source the income is generated. Military is paid by the government, a source the is in debt so high, it may never be fixed. Athletes are paid by the team they play for that can generate more funds by increasing ticket prices. The government can't limit the amount that an athlete earns because that would be moving toward communism. Although imagine Kobe making $35,000 a year and getting a 4% raise for winning the championship...

Answer 3

Same with singers and actors - why should they get paid for singing and acting?

Atheltes like other entertainers. Many people can sing, act or play basketball. But only very few in millions are good enough that people want to watch them. People pay to watch them. So every pro ahelete or singer has a talent that is rare - I think it is a good thing that he gets to make money using it, rather than doing an average joe's job that he may be only average at.

I sincerely respect soldiers. Being world police is a dangerous job and often under-appreciated. I do think they deserve better. How much others make really shouldn't be relevant.

Answer 4

well a) ur president is ****** and fighting an unjust war. b) athletes are paid too much but most deserve it...some dont like the kobe's and shaq's and jeter's of the sports world. but the truly talented ppl like the crosby's and ovechkin's and anthony's of the world do. David Beckham doesnt deserve 250 million dollars for playing soccer...he deserves **** all, so ******* what if he has some talent...there are way better ppl in soccer...Ronaldhino, Cristiano, those guys are much better, Tiger Woods, hes good, and deserves the big money cuz unlike Beckham or Shaq hes competing against a **** load of competitors at the same time with no team to help him...anyways sports are overrated, war is bullshit, everything shud be free that way theres no hassle or 3rd world countries, everyone shud work for everyone not for some big shot boss or know-it-all coach

Answer 5

It may not be an ideal system but it's simple capitalism. Athlete's bring in a lot of money, therefore they get paid a lot of money. Soldiers cost money, therefore they don't get paid much money.

Answer 6

The market gets the players that much. The armed forces don't participate in a market, so aren't subject to the forces of a free market (to the same extent - if they didn't pay enough, they wouldn't get enough volunteers). Also, if the gov't were to pay soldiers millions, we would only be able to afford to have a fraction of the defenses that we have now.

It's not fair, but it's the way it is.

Answer 7

Good question.

Why do some people complain how much the surgeon that saves their life makes, but cheers a pro football player that gets a multi-million dollar contract?

Answer 8

Invading a country isn't called defending in my book.

Answer 9

1 in million people can play as good as Kobe Bryant. Any person off the street can be recruited to our Military. That's just the way it is.

Answer 10

Good question. But the soldiers have a great chance to die in war so whats the point in paying them? Pay them after the war's over.