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Do you care whether actors/musicians/footballers/bankers are overpaid?

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captnibby1234

The poll is finally up....sorry for the 16 hour delay....

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Reply 1

will.

They all get a lot of money for sure, but there's naturally a demand for the best and they will be paid huge amounts of money as long as they continue to be the best.

and for the poll thing, number 3.

no. 4: eh?

It doesn't bother me as such, but it is quite annoying that there are people who earn a fraction of their earnings, but do a much more important job... so 1 I guess :smile:

Reply 4

Fusilero

They are slightly overpaid, but on the other hand a lot of people are paying to see/hear them.

Reply 5

Rocious

it bothers me how much the BBC pays people but the private sector can do what it wants

Reply 6

forever_dreamer

It's never kept me awake worrying at night. I don't think it's ever going to change

Define ‘overpaid’.

The inequality of life is a bit annoying, but it's the public's choice to pay them.

Reply 9

Degausser

No. I would care if I was being underpaid, however.

Reply 10

Kuriso

Not really, I wouldn't complain about it if I was them.

Reply 11

Hugh-Jackman

2....if you're that bothered about money you should of became a banker/footballer/actress....

Reply 12

daniel_williams

to be fair they might be getting paid a lot but they are getting taxed to high hell, so to be be fair they are contributing a fair of whack to society through taxation and we are benefiting from this even if we don't see it that much.

they do something which draws in money so why not reap the benefits themselves. if someone wants to pay a footballer £60,000 a week then more fool them.

Reply 13

Dick Valentine

No, i plan to become all four.

Reply 14

WhatTheFunk

there are tons of sports stars that earn more then footballers, much more, but more fool to the person whos paying them

people don't like it when they still get paid massive amounts and fail at there job

high tax rate sort it all out

Reply 15

rajandkwameali

i couldn't care less, i live my own life, and not care what Ronaldo, Tevez, Rooney or Steven Gerrard earn.

Reply 16

cxjcjj

i dont care, as long as i earn decent amount of money in near future too...

Reply 17

paddyman4

I don't think there is such a thing as being overpaid in the private sector. You are paid what you are worth to your employer.

However I think that a lot of public sector workers are paid less than they are worth, but that can't be helped really.

Reply 18

WoWZa

There is usually a massive difference between getting paid as Doctor, and getting paid as a premiership footballer. A lot of them invest their dedication to their interest (e.g. football) and forget about education which is the "mainstream" alternative, apart from Emma Watson who managed to get top grades and still be worth about £10m! That is pretty impressive. Also, as for bankers, the bonuses have been reduced by quite a lot due to the whole economic thing, and they are are stringent about who they recruit.