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Is it fair that sports professionals earn a great deal more money than
people in other important professions? Give both sides of reasons of the
argument and give your opinion.
Salaries should reflect people’s dedication and job responsibilities.
However, sports figures, who don’t benefit the community in general, earn
millions of dollars each. In my opinion this is wrong. Things should be done to
change this situation.
If we take the example of a sport star such as Tyson, it is hard for us to
say in what way he benefits the society. In fact, his disobeying game rules set
a bad example for young people, and his abandoned behavior encourages people to
experiment with sex and violence. Besides, his job does not require special
skills or years of training and education. Although he can entertain and excite
audience, I do not think he is justified to receive so much money and his job
can be considered essential.
On the other hand, most people in ‘ordinary’ professions like nurses,
doctors and teachers earn only a small fraction of the income of these “stars”.
However, if we give a careful look at these professions, we will find that they
not only require special skills and years of education but also help the people
and the whole society. For instance, teachers disseminate knowledge to the
society; doctors and nurses give patients good medical care and prolong their
life. They are much more useful, and actually more essential to society than
sports personalities. Without these ‘ordinary’ professions, our society would
stop progressing. Their salaries should relate to skill, education or the value
of the individual to society.
Things should be done to make salaries fairer. Huge amounts of money shall
be given to more deserving people. It seems that the only solution is to impose
heavy taxes upon people who earn excessively high salaries. |
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发表于 2016-7-10 15:23:20