Before you get mad at me and leave nasty comments, this isn't my idea. Yahoo! Sports writer Dan Wetzel has actually suggested that kids who play in the nationally-televised Little League World Series should be paid $1,000 per game. I'm not kidding. Here's a quick summary of his reasoning:

1. Advertisers and the networks (and the non-profit Little League Inc.) make a lot of money from the event -- and the kids are the ones who play.
2. Many of these young athletes come from developing countries, and a few thousand dollars could go a long way toward providing educational opportunities that they might otherwise miss out on.
3. The event has already been corrupted: "There has long been cheating in Little League, from doctoring birth certificates to playing out-of-district ringers."

Here's the problem with these arguments:

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