This year, the number of Superbowl viewers reached an all time high."Total viewership of Super Bowl XLV on Sunday topped out at 162.9 million. That includes all persons age 2 or older who saw at least part of the game." (USA Today)
The immense and absolutely insane number of viewers undoubtedly raises an incredibly large amount of money. I have no problem with the fact that a football game can make such a profit, however, I am generally annoyed and frustrated with the outlets this money is put into.
Professional athletes undoubtedly work hard, however, so do school teachers. Yet the average salary of (for example) the quarterback Aaron Rodgers, is nearly $10 million. So much good could be done with millions of dollars. $10 million is more than enough to live on, however, the number of sports stars do not invest their money in the places that need it most. Of course, we think of exceptions such as Walter Payton, however, the money spent on advertising and professional athletics could feed, clothe, and bring millions of people out of debt.
You have a really good point Caroline. And I think that teachers do a very important job, educating us. But where does all the money come from? For sports stars, they have multi-million dollar corporations paying them to endorse products. They are famous. Faces that (most) everyone will recognize. If they say that it is good, then people will buy it. It is worth the millions of dollars that the company pays the star so that the profits come rolling in. In addition, they do a job that not many other people can do, and the ones who can are their competing with them. Everyone (seemingly) wants to watch these super athletes do what they have trained for. Teachers, however, while important, are not famous. They don't have multiple forms of income. There are many people who have degrees in education and could teach a class to kids. Since there is high supply and low demand, their wages are lower than those of football stars. The money just isn't there. Also, teachers are paid by the school, which gets its money from taxes. There isn't a whole lot of money there either.
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