Actors and Professional Athletes are Overpaid

Actors and Professional Athletes are Overpaid

Professional film and sports industry are some of the most profitable activities in the modern times. People strive to become an athlete or a movie star because of the pay and fame. Athletes and professional actors do not necessarily require any knowledge or skills to perform their job besides, they engage in easy tasks that cannot justify their unrealistic pay.

Famous actors and athletes earn tens of millions of dollars annually. On the other hand, hardworking professionals in educational and medical sectors receive dismal payment. A disparity such as this confirms the unfairness and rivalry among the competing sponsors and product advertisers. Even worse, many actors and professional athletes spend the money to finance immoral habits such as drug abuse and prostitution (Harnold, 2012). On the other hand, teachers, soldiers, and other professionals that earn an honest living have to spend a significant amount of their income as tax remittances. Eventually, the gap between the poor and rich is widened. Athletes and professional actors work hard to succeed in their fields. However, their roles become symbolic when they represent their countries on the global stage. While they should receive support and praise for their patriotism, earning millions of dollars for staging a single event is unjustifiable.

In summary, it is true that actors and professional athletes are overpaid (Herreshoff, 2012). Therefore, the state should enact policies that regulate these activities to avoid instances of overestimation of particular professions at the expense of others. In this way, the income is redistributed and the wealth gap between professionals in different gaps is shrunk.

References

Hanold, M. (2012). World sports: A reference Handbook. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO.

Herreshoff, N. F. (2012). Hit the Bid. S.l.: Lulu Com.