Why Pro Athletes Should Be Paid

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The richest of the richest aren’t business men anymore! Rather pro athletes. Many ask, are pro athletes paid too much? I say along with many others, No they are not. They have high taxes, families, medical injuries, and they donate 90% of their money to charities. As well they worked their whole life to become pro. Taxes make up most of their salary. Since they have such high salaries, they have to pay high taxes. Athletes pay an average of 40,000 dollars a month in taxes. Taxes go to the government, so athlete’s taxes pay the teachers and policemen who work for the government. There is a certain tax meant for only pros to pay, called the “jock tax”. The “jock tax” is where a piece of the athlete’s bank account is taken at about every place