As professional athlete salaries reach even more astronomical numbers, it becomes a question of whether the sports fans who watch them perform will be driven away by those salaries. A reminder that in another entertainment industry that the highest-paid actors make salaries comparable to the millions that some of the top professional athletes make. However, the complaints about actors’ salaries for lackluster movies is not the same as the criticism professional athletes receive from sports fans who are not producing at a high level. The visibility of professional athlete salaries makes them receive criticism from portions of the U.S. public as the cost of living continues to be a challenge for most.
