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Rusty Shackleford
Joined: 08 May 2008
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| VanIslander wrote: |
I have thought before that a particular piece of music has been so beautiful that the artist deserves to be a millionaire if others feel as I have listening to it. That said, for most of human history musicians didn't make much money yet kept performing for the joy of it and at most to make a few coins, literally, or to be popular, so I don't feel bad for them in the age of copying and downloads; the last several decades of album sales have been the exception, not the rule.
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| Preoccupation with other peoples incomes completely baffles me. |
It's called 'jealousy', a pretty basic emotion some indulge in, others don't. |
+1
Obsessing over others possessions betrays a small mindedness that will keep those who indulge in it bitter (and poor), for the rest of their lives.
People have to realise that other people having a lot of money doesn't mean that there is less money in the world for them. |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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| jajdude wrote: |
Of course no one needs the amount of money some people have, but hey, anyone would take it. Not exactly a fair world is it? I dislike celebrity obsession, people fawning over musicians or athletes and other celebrities. Damn, they're just human. Getting millions to make a movie or music or play a sport is insane, but then the world is a crazy place. And you kind of got to admire the people who become rich through their own talent, hard work and good fortune.
Another angle is if you got something millions want, I guess you deserve millions in return. |
In addition to that last sentence, if you don't like it, don't buy it.
You're free to choose to say 'no.'
Besides, they pay more in taxes anyway. |
Yes because paying an extra 10% on an income of 30 million is the same as paying 18% on an income of 50,000 dollars. What a fantastic argument from the guy . . . |
That's your argument, not mine. I stated simply that they pay more in taxes, not that anything is the same as anything else.
And ignoramus, here are the actual tax brackets. Google is your friend. |
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Cheonmunka
Joined: 04 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:38 am Post subject: |
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Phil Collins has residency for Switzerland, although he doesn't live there. Switzerland is a tax haven for him.
I think if you dig deep enough you'll find many stars with tax shelters. |
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SHANE02
Joined: 04 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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| every time someone says Phill Collins I think Trailer Park Boys |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Robot_Teacher wrote: |
| Science fiction is severely lacking as it's so expensive due to being highly technical. In the old days, they earned their money producing well thought well worked out movies. Now they just go through the motions of what it is to be movie stars. I'm not too impressed by most of the movies I'm seeing to the point many just get shelved partway through. |
There's some decent modern (less than ten years old) sci-fi out there. Sunshine, Children of Men, Primer.
Of course there's also stuff like that steaming pile Babylon A.D. that likely had ten times the budget of any of the above, and made ten times as much money. |
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