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Some people believe that the salaries paid to professional sportspeople are too high, while others argue that sports salaries are fair. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

#people #salaries #sportspeople #sports
It has become a highly controversial issue that professional
athletes
 are considered to be paid higher numbers than they deserve. In my opinion, I completely agree that
athletes
 deserve to be paid more, and in
this
article
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 we will discuss both points of view. On the one hand,
athletes
 do not create a lot of
jobs
 or tangible benefits for society and individuals.
For example
, CEOs or businessmen get rich because they create a lot of
jobs
 for other people. Professional musicians make money by attracting people to concerts.
In contrast
, certain
athletes
 have difficulty getting people to pay to watch them compete, e.g.,
weightlifting
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in weightlifting
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,
triathlons
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and triathlons
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, and they do not create a lot of
jobs
 for society.
On the other hand
, wages are paid by the market, and it is a purely market-based act. Many
athletes
 earn high salaries by attracting large audiences,
such
 as soccer players.
In addition
, advertisers tend to invite
athletes
 to endorse products, which is the main way
athletes
 earn and
further
 makes brand awareness and sales increase, allowing these companies to create more
jobs
, which is a non-direct way to contribute to the country's economy. In general, the high salaries paid to
athletes
 are a natural phenomenon in a free economic society and it is a form of success that should be respected by everyone.
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