Comments on: Are actors and professional athletes paid too much? http://www.debateitout.com/are-actors-and-professional-athletes-paid-too-much.html Debate online with people! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:12:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Joe http://www.debateitout.com/are-actors-and-professional-athletes-paid-too-much.html/comment-page-1#comment-13276 Joe Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:33:52 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=97#comment-13276 I think that they are paid ridiculus prices for what people want and people go see what the actors do or go to a football game but in reality is that helping are economy are we being responsible spenders? I think that they are paid ridiculus prices for what people want and people go see what the actors do or go to a football game but in reality is that helping are economy are we being responsible spenders?

]]> By: LikeitIs0561 http://www.debateitout.com/are-actors-and-professional-athletes-paid-too-much.html/comment-page-1#comment-13088 LikeitIs0561 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:02:55 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=97#comment-13088 ACTORS/ACTRESS AND SPORTS ATHLETES ARE WAY OVERPAID!.......I think it a disgrace that some people place so much importance, and even moreso, MONEY, into something that is simply for "entertainment"....But it makes sense that the Democrats would support such ideals. Their ulterior motive is almost always $$money...They just find ways to camoflauge it by making it "appear" like it's good for "everyone". US citizens in America are given equal opportunities for high school education, thus paving future for themselves and opening up doors and choices for a future. People who are too lazy, too ignorant, or otherwise have a chip on their shoulder for some other invalid reason have no right to blame the rest of the country for the opportunities they were clearly given from the beginning...Those who can help themselves, should be made accountable for doing so.... For heaven sakes, it's just film, or a game we get from actors/athletes.....We should be paying more to those who make a real positive difference...It's America, land of the free, but let's not make it for the "stupid"...Sink or swim--on your own two feet! ACTORS/ACTRESS AND SPORTS ATHLETES ARE WAY OVERPAID!…….I think it a disgrace that some people place so much importance, and even moreso, MONEY, into something that is simply for "entertainment"….But it makes sense that the Democrats would support such ideals. Their ulterior motive is almost always $$money…They just find ways to camoflauge it by making it "appear" like it's good for "everyone".

US citizens in America are given equal opportunities for high school education, thus paving future for themselves and opening up doors and choices for a future. People who are too lazy, too ignorant, or otherwise have a chip on their shoulder for some other invalid reason have no right to blame the rest of the country for the opportunities they were clearly given from the beginning…Those who can help themselves, should be made accountable for doing so….

For heaven sakes, it's just film, or a game we get from actors/athletes…..We should be paying more to those who make a real positive difference…It's America, land of the free, but let's not make it for the "stupid"…Sink or swim–on your own two feet!

]]> By: MattyJ92 http://www.debateitout.com/are-actors-and-professional-athletes-paid-too-much.html/comment-page-1#comment-12297 MattyJ92 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:10:16 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=97#comment-12297 Wow, I am a Democrat and I did not know that's how I thought. Thanks for the great insight. Wow, I am a Democrat and I did not know that's how I thought.
Thanks for the great insight.

]]> By: Candice http://www.debateitout.com/are-actors-and-professional-athletes-paid-too-much.html/comment-page-1#comment-11875 Candice Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:39:39 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=97#comment-11875 I say that if the price of movie tickets and movie food, DVDS and CDs are lowered then the percentage of what the actors or athletes get will be lowered. All bad habits are hard to break but it can be done. I say this because you can say the same thing for just about anything that has not really worked out in the world. Some policys and regulations actually have harmed the people more than doing good, but it is so hard for the government to implement changes. It is easy for them the start an experiment but when it has proven to be faulty they have quite a hard time making the appropriate change. Same goes for the entertainment buisness. These actors and athletes are so used to their payscale that it will be a fight tooth and nail to get it changed. The government is way way too lazy to step in. Also the democratic party gets their votes and funds from entertainers and union dues. If the democratic party lost out of the money from the entertainers and the union dues they would go bankrupt because their regular blue collar voters do not have the money to support the democratic party, because they are all on welfare. That is the main difference between Americas parties. Democrats believe that the rich should support the poor and the Republicans believe that its each man for themselves. If someone worked really really hard in school and worked their way through college and let's say they became a surgeon. Do you think that 40% of their salary should go to the welfare "federal tax" system??? BE SMART IN EVERY DECISION AND YOU WILL HAVE A LIFE YOUR PROUD OF!!! I say that if the price of movie tickets and movie food, DVDS and CDs are lowered then the percentage of what the actors or athletes get will be lowered.
All bad habits are hard to break but it can be done. I say this because you can say the same thing for just about anything that has not really worked out in the world. Some policys and regulations actually have harmed the people more than doing good, but it is so hard for the government to implement changes. It is easy for them the start an experiment but when it has proven to be faulty they have quite a hard time making the appropriate change.
Same goes for the entertainment buisness. These actors and athletes are so used to their payscale that it will be a fight tooth and nail to get it changed. The government is way way too lazy to step in. Also the democratic party gets their votes and funds from entertainers and union dues. If the democratic party lost out of the money from the entertainers and the union dues they would go bankrupt because their regular blue collar voters do not have the money to support the democratic party, because they are all on welfare. That is the main difference between Americas parties. Democrats believe that the rich should support the poor and the Republicans believe that its each man for themselves. If someone worked really really hard in school and worked their way through college and let’s say they became a surgeon. Do you think that 40% of their salary should go to the welfare “federal tax” system???

BE SMART IN EVERY DECISION AND YOU WILL HAVE A LIFE YOUR PROUD OF!!!

]]> By: Matt http://www.debateitout.com/are-actors-and-professional-athletes-paid-too-much.html/comment-page-1#comment-11022 Matt Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:00:51 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=97#comment-11022 Actors and Athletes do get paid to much money in exess. It's crazy in this country people don't get paid what their worth teachers don't even make nearly that much. Actors and Athletes do get paid to much money in exess. It’s crazy in this country people don’t get paid what their worth teachers don’t even make nearly that much.

]]> By: Sheeyah http://www.debateitout.com/are-actors-and-professional-athletes-paid-too-much.html/comment-page-1#comment-6049 Sheeyah Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:07:18 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=97#comment-6049 Yes...and no. As others have said, if we didn't see the movies or watch the games, none of them would be paid anywhere near as much. Then again, our society would look completely different. True, if execs put a cap on salaries (and then lowered prices for movies/games), if advertisers refused to pay millions for a Super Bowl ad, if general people decided to stop caring about celebs' lives...we wouldn't spend as much in those areas and put money in other things. But Hollywood wouldn't be what it is (and all the people who report on it wouldn't have jobs, or at least ones that paid so well), and there wouldn't be much of an ESPN. I don't like that they make so much, but it won't change anytime soon. Besides, I get a lot of enjoyment from shows like The Soup, which wouldn't exist without celebrities. Also, think of all the people on the internet that make shows about bad movies - things that wouldn't exist without Hollywood. It is what it is. The solution isn't in paying them less. Yes…and no. As others have said, if we didn't see the movies or watch the games, none of them would be paid anywhere near as much. Then again, our society would look completely different. True, if execs put a cap on salaries (and then lowered prices for movies/games), if advertisers refused to pay millions for a Super Bowl ad, if general people decided to stop caring about celebs' lives…we wouldn't spend as much in those areas and put money in other things. But Hollywood wouldn't be what it is (and all the people who report on it wouldn't have jobs, or at least ones that paid so well), and there wouldn't be much of an ESPN. I don't like that they make so much, but it won't change anytime soon. Besides, I get a lot of enjoyment from shows like The Soup, which wouldn't exist without celebrities. Also, think of all the people on the internet that make shows about bad movies – things that wouldn't exist without Hollywood. It is what it is. The solution isn't in paying them less.

]]> By: st22 http://www.debateitout.com/are-actors-and-professional-athletes-paid-too-much.html/comment-page-1#comment-4992 st22 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:28:08 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=97#comment-4992 That was put very eloquently That was put very eloquently

]]> By: who knows http://www.debateitout.com/are-actors-and-professional-athletes-paid-too-much.html/comment-page-1#comment-4991 who knows Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:26:39 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=97#comment-4991 There's no way they're worth that much money per movie. The entire system is corrupt, if actors were paid less, and movies cost less there'd be no issue. However, we live in a society where entertainment rules. The teachers, artists, sanitary workers, scientists, and even standard doctors aren't really paid as much as they're worth. It should change, in my opinion, but my voice and opinion honestly will not affect you or the world at this point in time. Most people are too stuck in their ways to be able to change. People, in general, neither appreciate the work of the common man or people who promote a timeless culture in their work. We focus much too much on the media to stay up to date. It is not neccessary for the world to act in this way, but this is how most things go. Actors deserve to get most of the money they make, based upon the amount of money put into production and the money that people are willing to put into purchasing and viewing the films. The whole entertainment system shouldn't make the money it does. There's no way they're worth that much money per movie. The entire system is corrupt, if actors were paid less, and movies cost less there'd be no issue. However, we live in a society where entertainment rules. The teachers, artists, sanitary workers, scientists, and even standard doctors aren't really paid as much as they're worth. It should change, in my opinion, but my voice and opinion honestly will not affect you or the world at this point in time. Most people are too stuck in their ways to be able to change. People, in general, neither appreciate the work of the common man or people who promote a timeless culture in their work. We focus much too much on the media to stay up to date. It is not neccessary for the world to act in this way, but this is how most things go. Actors deserve to get most of the money they make, based upon the amount of money put into production and the money that people are willing to put into purchasing and viewing the films. The whole entertainment system shouldn't make the money it does.

]]> By: Sophmore http://www.debateitout.com/are-actors-and-professional-athletes-paid-too-much.html/comment-page-1#comment-4346 Sophmore Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:28:24 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=97#comment-4346 The fact that professional athletes get paid large sums of money just to play their favorite sport does sound a little crazy but think about all the people that work as police officers or firefighters, if you're good at something then of course you're going to be paid more. But i do think that being a professional athelete doesn't help our country or our growing problems with the economy. People are struggling as it is when it comes to money and trying to keep a job is probably one of the hardest things out there right now and the people who earn a million dollars a year pretty much swim in money and buy things that they don't even need! while we try and buy the most important things that we need with the little money that we make. Now i understand that we love to watch our favorite atheletes play your favorite sports, but think about this: What are they doing for us? Why do working class families get paid so little for the hard work that they do while athletes get paid $20,000 dollars for every basket they make or every home run they hit? The fact that professional athletes get paid large sums of money just to play their favorite sport does sound a little crazy but think about all the people that work as police officers or firefighters, if you're good at something then of course you're going to be paid more. But i do think that being a professional athelete doesn't help our country or our growing problems with the economy. People are struggling as it is when it comes to money and trying to keep a job is probably one of the hardest things out there right now and the people who earn a million dollars a year pretty much swim in money and buy things that they don't even need! while we try and buy the most important things that we need with the little money that we make. Now i understand that we love to watch our favorite atheletes play your favorite sports, but think about this: What are they doing for us? Why do working class families get paid so little for the hard work that they do while athletes get paid $20,000 dollars for every basket they make or every home run they hit?

]]> By: pt447 http://www.debateitout.com/are-actors-and-professional-athletes-paid-too-much.html/comment-page-1#comment-3823 pt447 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:50:45 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=97#comment-3823 They're paid what we think they're worth. Anyone who sees a Hollywood movie or goes to a sporting event, or buys a DVD or buys sports apparel, is contributing to the inflated wealth of people asked to perform for everyone's entertainment. They're paid what we think they're worth. Anyone who sees a Hollywood movie or goes to a sporting event, or buys a DVD or buys sports apparel, is contributing to the inflated wealth of people asked to perform for everyone's entertainment.

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