Do Athletes get Paid too Much?

Athletes, no doubt about it, are very talented people.  Depending on how good said athlete is, they will have loads of money coming into their accounts.  For example,  the average professional basketball player takes in roughly $4.9 million dollars a year. Professional  baseball players range from $3.5 to $4 million dollars a year.  For most people that is a crazy amount of money. There are some very intelligent people that are working to improve the world and the environment, and most of them get no where near what these athletes receive.  Most athletes are never content with the money the get and they just keep raising their salary numbers even higher.  Athletes get way too much money for just playing the game that they love.  For example, Lebron James earns around $25 million dollars per year (from basketball alone), while the average military soldier  receives around $30,000 to $70,000 dollars a year depending on your rank and the type of job that you work.  A good school teacher receives around $45 to $50,000 dollars a year.  People that are actually doing things to improve the world deserve more money for putting in the effort for making the world a better and safer place to live.