Income of famous people are too high.

You are so right and its a shame that society places such values on the entertainment business. If teachers were paid better there would be so many more teachers and good ones at that. When a person who plays dress up for movies, stage, etc.... and makes millions doing so, something is wrong with our thinking. A teacher should be making millions and a actor should be making what a teacher makes. I bet more people would be teachers then actors. I believe the reason for the difference is what society thinks is more important and that is what I call a travesty of our world as it is today. People put to much on being famous and rich fast instead of studying to become a famous doctor, chemistist, or engineer.

Gifted people are earning good as their skills are more appreciated than those who took years to attend professionalism in their line of careers. But it is not the same in many countries where entertainers or athletes don't earn as much as people in the professional careers. Most of the entertainers in our country are poor and when they retire from acting or singing they can't even make ends meet.

They do earn an awful lot but whether or not it's too much, I really don't know.Their employers are willing to pay the price for them and society idolizes them which makes them more valuable to their employers. Teachers are also very valuable but we, the taxpayers, are the ones paying their salary and so teachers don't get nearly what they really deserve.

I really do think that the incomes of entertainers are far too high because if it really came down to it, the world would be able to go on without people in these professions. On the other hand, I also think that the income of people that perform vital roles in society, like teachers, public servants, etc are far too low. I don't know what the reason that celebrities are so high paid is, but I really don't think that it is right and I think that it is something that really needs to change.

I thought about the issue several years ago .And my conclusion was that it is normal in modern society in which money prevails over anything . The reason why athletes and entertainers can make lots of money lie in their market value . Sponsers pay them for bigger profit . With celebrity's influnce ,manufacturers can sell more products . It can't be ignored that only top athletes and hot entertainers can earn a lot with their fame . Most of atheltes and entertainers are just common people ,some even are lower than the average . There is no denying that teachers are more important to the society than athletes and entertainers . It doesn't mean that they must earn more, though . Because it is sponsers and manufacturers that pay the most .

You are correct. Teacher is given less importance by low salary even he or she makes fruitful citizens to the country. It is pity to say.

People born with a silver spoon can never experience poverty. They will be classified as influential and the mass accepts them because of their status in life. No matter how you get educational but does not have any influential people around you, you are just going to start by scratch. Do you think that the richest person in this world started only by having a good education? no, they live a life which is beyond what they can imagine and brave to start what they believe like Bill Gates and Zach Zuckerberg of Facebook. A person can be something if he or she believes in it whether they are supported by their family or not. Do hard work labor made people rich? certainly not, think about the cleaners or street vendors, they are hard working too, but it needs not only education to improve ones status but one has to be smart to live life and of course as I have said "connections". A teacher whether he or she is dedicated in work does not mean they will be millionaires unless they have a business that booms that made them reach their status. You see, its not in just education that can make a person achieve something, sometimes it is also called "luck" and opportunity.

Talent is always appreciated. I would even say, some people are just priceless. No matter, how much they earn or have earned, they deserve more. It is true that many such people were hardly able to afford two meals a day. Some are just luckier than the others. Education is important and is given quite a high value in society. But it is something everybody who puts in some time and effort can do to a certain level and succeed. But world class sportsmen or entertainers like movie directors, actors, comedians, magicians are rare and deserve the special credit and hence the money. Of course, you can say that the profession you choose also plays an important part in determining how much you earn. 2 persons having the same talents and knowledge may earn very differently. One may have chosen to be a professor while the other one has become a researcher. More often than not, the researcher will earn more.

Hi. Yeah, that is so true. And also entertainers & athletes have sponsors for their clothes, accessories, car and even food. I think it's unfair specially for the teachers and social workers as well.

There is no doubt that the ratio of femous people to ordinaries is very low, and the gap between the rich and the poor can't and will not disappear. It's the thing that has destined. So famous people deserve high income.

Bernard shaw had correctly said -Twelve fools are playing and twelve thousand fools are seeing. It is a fool's paradise. I was a central Government officer who worked hard and worked very sincerely, but I was paid less. As long as fools are there, this type of situation will continue. i think that athletes donot deserve. sports is an unproductive exercise but education is more important and productive. But nobody will listen to our opinions.