Different Occupations

We had a talk in class about people making more money than they should in certain jobs. An example that came up was major league baseball players. Some people were saying that they should not get the millions of dollars that they do just to play baseball. People were arguing that major league baseball players do not do anything for the people. They said that people with jobs that do things for people like fire fighters, policemen, and teachers should get all the money that major league baseball players do because people with these jobs do more for people than major league baseball players. I see the side that these people were coming from but it was a terrible argument. The reason for this is because they do not understand that even though these ball players are getting paid millions of dollars, they are generating billions of dollars from ticket sales to merchandise sales. It is also a bad argument to say that major league baseball players do not do anything for people. They are part of the biggest entertainment group which is professional sports. People are willing to pay hundreds of dollars for tickets to go and watch these ball players do what they do.
Teachers, policemen, and firemen do completely different things. I agree with these people in class that the people with these occupations do more for people in a sense that they safe lives and educate young Americans growing up. However, they can not possibly be paid the amount of dollars that major league baseball players are because they do not generate the money like the ball players do. The ball players generate the money that they are paid, it is a lot different for the people with these occupations.
In conclusion, I feel like the argument was bad because both sides should agree that each occupation does a certain things for people whether it is entertain or save lives. It is clearly more important for lives to be saved than to have entertainment but the different way they are paid can not be controlled because it is the way it is.