Should Salary Caps Be Paid?

Salary Caps in Professional Sports

While the minimum salary in Major League Baseball is $500,000, many minor league players earn less than the federal poverty level, which is $11,490 for a single person and $23,550 for a family of four. Most of the minor league baseball players cannot even get a second job because of how busy they are. They also might have to move far from their home and they cannot afford a place to stay. That is why most minor league baseball players are housed by a family in that town or city. Many people probably do not want to be housed by a family that you do not even know. That would be terrible. That is why leagues should not impose salary caps for athletes’ pay. They do not have barely any money at the start if they

However, leagues should definitely not impose salary caps for athletes’ pay because it is their career so they should get paid like it is a career, the money paid to them is earned by how many people go to their games and it is self-earned money, and they work harder than most people think they do.

The first reason that leagues should definitely not impose salary caps for athletes’ pay is because it is their career so they should get paid like it is a career. Some people often argue that athletes will not be worth that much

Critics often argue that some people don’t think any athlete is worth that much money. Admittedly, it is a lot of money. However, they deserve it because of all of the work they put in. For example, Ronald Blum from earlier in the speech, illustrates, “In a $9 billion industry propelled by ballpark luxury suites and premium tickets, regional sports networks and streaming video, more than half the major leaguers are millionaires.” What Blum is saying is that the money they earn is made by themselves and by how many people go to their games. Linn-Benton Community College adds, “I agree that people that make the biggest difference in this world should be paid more. Job titles from Bhagat's list included police officers, firefighters, doctors, and teachers. Yes, all of these occupations greatly improve our well being and our society as a whole, but is it the professional athlete's fault that these occupations are not paid what they are deserved? Does the fact that teachers, police officers, and firefighters are underpaid have any connection to professional sports at all? No, not in the slightest bit.” Linn-Benton’s point is that sports do not take any money away from other jobs. Ronald Blum also notes, “Most athletes’ money is self-earned.” Blum is suggesting that that athletes’