tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post1490325660282144016..comments2023-04-06T03:31:03.248-05:00Comments on The PHS Perspective - Spring 2013: Average Salary of A Professional Athlete VS. Average Salary of A Marine Mrs. Straubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927083996757427841noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-11310787312487426662015-03-10T18:12:50.034-05:002015-03-10T18:12:50.034-05:00OK I'm about to graduate high school and I'...OK I'm about to graduate high school and I'm going to join the military and I believe that if you are gonna defend that pro athletes deserve to make more money OK but they don't have to take the risk of a bullet or some shrapnel every time they go outside for a cigarette or to use the restroom. They go on a field and run around with a ball for entertainment ppurposes. So I think that the pay should be decreased for sports players and increased for our brave men and women that protect our rights and our way of life so you can watch your football or basketball game. Robert Dotsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-24377546321327507722014-11-17T17:14:02.085-06:002014-11-17T17:14:02.085-06:00Personally, having a husband on the other side of ...Personally, having a husband on the other side of the world. It's quite disturbing that the men on my t.v. screen are getting paid more than me and my husbands salary put together. I am a huge sports fan but, what if something happens to my husband? I will have to raise our 3 girls alone. While athletes' wives wont have to worry about something like that. They dont have to worry if their husbands (or wives) are going to wake up the next day.Pardon me, if they will make it through their usually "work" day.My husband is protecting us and he gets less than a third of someone playing with a football on the t.v. how is that fair to him or us. I'm not saying athletes shouldnt get paid, but lets be honest, all athletes do is spend it on big houses and fancy cars (sometimes drugs). Not all of them, no. Yet,i wait upon a phone call telling me that my soldier isnt coming home. While everyone else waits to see if their favorite team is going to the superbowl. And bless all of the athletes WILLINGLY giving to charities. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-43192456275789922732014-05-19T10:12:41.966-05:002014-05-19T10:12:41.966-05:00*Lineman are not tackled*Lineman are not tackledAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-10023212646436415722014-03-24T20:05:35.043-05:002014-03-24T20:05:35.043-05:00totally agree with you. why should athletes be pai...totally agree with you. why should athletes be paid more for defending a ball then our soldiers who defend this country. U.S. soldiers should be paid the same amount as pro athletes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-44959607166305630632014-03-12T12:26:47.100-05:002014-03-12T12:26:47.100-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675161043184384062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-59639684438165285052014-03-11T12:57:12.165-05:002014-03-11T12:57:12.165-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675161043184384062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-27502225254212918992014-03-11T12:56:51.428-05:002014-03-11T12:56:51.428-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675161043184384062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-59899614044285630292014-03-11T12:56:36.932-05:002014-03-11T12:56:36.932-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675161043184384062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-64641082664700515372014-03-11T12:55:11.666-05:002014-03-11T12:55:11.666-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106539154601499481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-52973921730382092672014-03-11T12:54:44.152-05:002014-03-11T12:54:44.152-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675161043184384062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-57048503017552043582014-03-11T12:53:29.708-05:002014-03-11T12:53:29.708-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106539154601499481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-91187228339135001342014-03-11T12:52:23.047-05:002014-03-11T12:52:23.047-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675161043184384062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-52016723738104210492014-03-11T12:50:31.708-05:002014-03-11T12:50:31.708-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106539154601499481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-79715864509719216912014-03-11T12:47:33.358-05:002014-03-11T12:47:33.358-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675161043184384062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-63178013542339749992014-03-11T12:47:10.310-05:002014-03-11T12:47:10.310-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675161043184384062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-27494021756977205232014-03-11T12:46:22.494-05:002014-03-11T12:46:22.494-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675161043184384062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-15779917792728264712014-03-11T12:45:55.220-05:002014-03-11T12:45:55.220-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675161043184384062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-64452775453509356292014-01-24T10:33:12.994-06:002014-01-24T10:33:12.994-06:00i like you...i like you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-83445738590542394172013-02-26T22:20:53.683-06:002013-02-26T22:20:53.683-06:00I like chicken.I like chicken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-3801835615630517582013-02-08T09:46:45.987-06:002013-02-08T09:46:45.987-06:00I feel the same way. Athletes are overpaid for wha...I feel the same way. Athletes are overpaid for what they do. While there are health risks for both, the sacrifice made by a marine every single day they wake up, is far greater than anything that a professional athlete goes through. I have had a number of people in my family join the marines and for every one of them that was in combat, the hardest part was adujusting to life back here. I have heard stories, not just from them but other marines I know, that keep dreaming about things they saw and did over seas and how they sleep with a gun on their nighstand or under their pillow. Marines definately deserve more than what they are given and its about time we do something about it.<br /><br />Kevin BaumannAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-7854420738961978052012-12-06T17:11:06.353-06:002012-12-06T17:11:06.353-06:00I think this is a great topic because it makes you...I think this is a great topic because it makes you really think about what is going on around us. It is crazy that someone that can get up each morning and play one game gets paid more that a person that is waking up and going to be on call and can be doing something a million times harder than playing a game of basketball. The athletes are giving the country something to look forward to and that is understandable because we all need something to do. But then those people in the military are doing so much more for our country are not acknowledged at all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10908061975347392387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-18085034441540573022012-11-28T14:46:14.910-06:002012-11-28T14:46:14.910-06:00This is a very interesting post. I agree that it&#...This is a very interesting post. I agree that it's not fair that professional athletes get paid more than an average man in the Marines. It'd ridiculous to see that people said they should get paid more because they're entertaining when really the Marines should be more of an entertainment because they're actually fighting for each and every one of us Americans and that's really sad to hear that people care more about watching a professional athlete compete. I myself think it's a great idea to bring this to more people's attention to allow higher salaries and lower taxes for the people who really do make a difference in our lives. Very strong post Marissa. <br />Shannon DouglasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-4648415277241124082012-11-27T09:44:00.102-06:002012-11-27T09:44:00.102-06:00I completely agree with your topic, Marisa. I knew...I completely agree with your topic, Marisa. I knew that professional athletes had a higher salary, but I didn’t know how significantly different the salaries are between the athletes and the marines. That is insane that the athletes get over a million dollars a year and marines don’t even get $100,000! That really doesn’t seem right. Athletes don’t risk their lives each and every day for America. All they do is play a sport and entertain people, and like you said, I am not bashing on the athletes either because I do enjoy watching sports, but I think at least the marines should get the same amount of money or even more than the athletes because they are the ones protecting America and risk their lives every day. With that being said, I strongly agree with you. People in the military should get paid more than people in professional sports without a doubt.Brandee Hallbergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-10705124899946905902012-11-19T22:30:15.416-06:002012-11-19T22:30:15.416-06:00Since a few of my friends are going into the milit...Since a few of my friends are going into the military in the coming years this topic really intrigues me. It’s really hard to accept the fact that the men and women who fight for our freedoms get next to nothing in comparison to our much loved athletes. Since athletes are given the opportunity to play a sport for their career I think it is a fair compromise that part of ticket sales for sports games go to the salaries of the hard working soldiers of the United States.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831547090807100145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551686982206190670.post-82349498468667546282012-11-19T16:04:17.625-06:002012-11-19T16:04:17.625-06:00This was a very great topic to talk about, Marisa!...This was a very great topic to talk about, Marisa! This never really came across my mind until you made a post about it. Now that I've read it this really makes me wonder why athletes do get paid more than someone who is fighting for our country's safety and rights. I agree with you 100%. Athletes are people who's occupation seems to revolve around entertainment while a person who is in the Marines, their job is to protect their people and they're risking their lives for us. Like you said a Marine doesn't know if they get to see another day whereas an athlete can count on seeing another day. The way our society works, I don't think it's far for someone that works in one of the army branches to get paid less than an athlete. It should be the opposite way around. We should appreciate everything the marines do for us. Honestly, they're the reason why we're still waking up to a new day every day. Athletes will come and go but the people that protect our country will always be with us through thick and thin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com