I agree, I am a former US Marine and a firefighter hopeful, but we as humans need stimuli, like entertainment, so we pay through the nose to get it, because so many people watch sports. the advertisers pay to sponser teams, and the palyers get alot of that money to keep the games interesting enough to keep the money coming in!!! but yes US Marines and firefighters and police and EMTs should be paid a whole lot more, but then again, the people who are doing it now for such crumby pay, do it because they truely care for mankind, if the money was better, we would have a bunch of asswipes who wouldn't risk their lives...sad paradox.