The NCAA is…What, Exactly?
Slate Money
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The Effect of Minimum Wage on Student Athletes
Athletes are getting paid, even if you're just like on the swim team. You get paid something and that's better than nothing which you get if you don't have a scholarship. The issue becomes if I'm a star quarterback, should I get paid the same as the third string kicker? But can you do that in an academic institution? That becomes tricky. This also is very different than how the current system works. And then for a large number of athletes, they're probably going to be in a worse position perfectly honest.
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