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Should footballers earn | more than nurses?

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No - they don't play the vital role that nurses do in improving lives.

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Yes - it's all part of supply and demand. We can't ignore the sport's popularity.

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Maybe not - but their community work and high taxes mean their contribution goes beyond the pitch.

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It's tricky - perhaps we should focus on reducing the gender pay gap first.

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trimaz

Regardless of the economic impact of football, nurses are underpaid and under praised for the wonderful work they do every day!

22 May 2024

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trimaz

Regardless of the economic impact of football, nurses are underpaid and under praised for the wonderful work they do every day!

22 May 2024

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magwinya

I think footballers help save us in terms of entertainment, whereas, nurses help us with our lives

15 Nov 2023

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magwinya

I think footballers help save us in terms of entertainment, whereas, nurses help us with our lives

15 Nov 2023

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magwinya

I think footballers help save us in terms of entertainment, whereas, nurses help us with our lives

15 Nov 2023

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michaeldeng

There are billions of people who play and watch football, yet only a few thousand are at the top level. However, everybody can be a nurse.

10 Oct 2021

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gryffindor_harrypotterfan

I personally don't watch football,I read instead. Fave book in my nickname. I think the NHS deserve more because they save lives

5 Mar 2021

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jack_is_noice.

i personally don't watch football but without the NHS we would all be at great risk , but no one will die from not watching football?

1 Mar 2021

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gnag

You know a lot of the time footballers do not get paid a lot. Sure there are the top earners that earn millions but they’re not all rich

25 Feb 2021

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savannahjasmine

nurses-being women- and footballers being men

19 Feb 2021

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savannahjasmine

Nurses do manage to save people and footballers do just play football but people are basing this off the gender steryotypes-

19 Feb 2021

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jeffthepotato4life

Nurses save peoples lives but people might rely on sport to make them happy and without it it leads to mental heath issues then suicide?

30 Dec 2020

3 years ago

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beth2008

nurses work tirelessly to keep people alive

9 Jan 2020

4 years ago

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duh?!

this question is not only complex but misleading, there are a great deal more nurses than FBs, people choose to spend their money on FBs...

9 Sep 2019

5 years ago

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alexk

Nurses work tirelessly to support and treat patients, working long hours and having to work through holidays, they deserve better pay.

28 Oct 2018

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jdodger29

The practice of free enterprise allows any safe business as it benefits everyone through taxation. The NHS should be better funded.

18 Sep 2018

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marcobhakar

*paid

17 Sep 2018

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marcobhakar

Nurses should be payed more than more than footballers as vitally they actually make a differences in contrast to entertainment and fame.

17 Sep 2018

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toryboi101

Nurses pay is limited as its paid through hard working tax payers. Footbal players are in a private market where they return a profit.

17 Sep 2018

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ryanfranktinez

Nurses shouldnt get paid more than footballers as footballers are part of a business that creates a lot of revenue and are paid through it.

17 Sep 2018

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corey smith

Although it is undoubted that nurses are more 'useful', the pay of private individuals shouldn't be regulated in such a way.

16 Sep 2018

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joe1

I think nurses should be paid more however this is not how the free market works. Maybe government intervention is needed to sort this out.

16 Sep 2018

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17gc3966

Nurses are far more vital than footballers, but who has the right to choose who gets paid what, people are paid due to supply and demand.

14 Sep 2018

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blueraven

Nurses are out saving life and caring for those who can’t care for themselves why should someone who kicks a ball around earn more money!!

7 Mar 2018

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charlotte

A fraction of the money footballers are paid could be given to the NHS and pay healthcare workers a higher salary

20 Feb 2018

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charlotte

Footballers provide us with awarness for many charities yet they do not save lives. The amount of money footballers are paid is ridicilous

20 Feb 2018

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luna_lovegood

Nurses save peoples lives and are needed in this world. If we didn't have football then we could survive. Nurses should be paid more.

8 Feb 2018

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sparky

No other sport in the wprld can reach such a global audience and connect with them. Footballe influence society.Thats why they are paid high

12 Dec 2017

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sparky

Football can and will help to change that. The presesnt. Football is working towards helping society into equal sexual and sex rights.

12 Dec 2017

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sparky

Look at the future, the 2022 world cup will be held in Quatar. One of the 5 countries in the world to have the death penalty for gays.

12 Dec 2017

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sparky

At the christmas fpotball match in 1914. Thousands of men put down their guns and played football. Men who where scared where brought hope.

12 Dec 2017

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sparky

I accept that footballers are overpayed. You have to understand though, football can and does change the world. Look at the past first look

12 Dec 2017

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dominic

First of all you can get men nurses so that is wrong but I think that nurses (men&a women) should get more money as they help people.

9 Dec 2017

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megs

Watch Emma Watson's 13 minute speech about gender equality. You will learn a valuable lesson from it. Xx

5 Nov 2017

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megs

Women and men should be treated equally, so when they are, nurses will be payed more than men. It will be more fair. Xx

5 Nov 2017

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unicorngal

It would be difficult to completely change the system but would be better if women were paid fairly as a starting point...

3 Nov 2017

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whoisthat

Footballers get paid more than other sports. now the system is set up that way I don't know how you'd stop paying them $$$.

2 Nov 2017

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060905

Fair is the last word I word I would use to describe the world we live in. True, it is fair for some of us, but not everyone.

22 Oct 2017

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060905

Nurses save lives and put a smile on people's faces every single day but still, get paid hardly anything compared to footballers.

22 Oct 2017

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060905

Lets start with footballers. They play for a team and get their faces plastered on posters for billions. Yet, nurses get zero recognition.

22 Oct 2017

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