Looking for a presidential candidate to back in the upcoming election, look no further. One candidate is finally trying to tackle the important problems in our country, like college athletes not being paid.





2020 democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who is also the founder of Venture for America, announced that as part of his humanity-first campaign, one of his policies would be to force the NCAA pay college athletes. While Yang wants all athletes to be paid, he's starting with specifically college football and basketball athletes. ​

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Andrew Yang (@AndrewYangVFA) is making a lot of interesting arguments, coupled with a lot of interesting policy proposals, which is more than you can say for most "traditional" presidential candidates — Michael Tracey (@mtracey) March 5, 2019

The topic of paying college athletes has always been a highly-debated one. Some college players, such as Zion Williamson , could increase their chance of making more money in the pros by sitting out the majority of the college season. Williamson, however, doesn't seem inclined to do this due to his love of the game.





The counter argument to paying college athletes is colleges shouldn't have to pay them, because they already do so much for them. Most athletes are on a scholarship, meaning they go to the school for free. Colleges also allow exposure to the athletes, which is huge if they want to be noticed by a professional scout.​​

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My radical solution for paying college players is to pay college players. Let's say they get half of revenue, similar to other leagues:



NBA: ~50%

MLB: ~50%

NHL: ~50%

NFL: ~48%



Example: Alabama football generates about $108 million. Give half to the players. — Ben Baldwin (@benbbaldwin) February 26, 2019

Yang is still a long way from enacting his policy in the NCAA, but bringing the topic to the public light will help college athletes get what they deserve.