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Well, some of you might have heard already.
The dude that play Frasier Crane in "Frasier" is getting a big stinking raise, well actually, biggest raise in TV history.
2 million big ones every episode. for 48 episodes. (2 season).
I know how capitalism are suppose to be the best and everything, and how "supply and demands" or the "invisible hands" are gonna help out the consumers. But I can't help but wonder that some other professionals deserves way more, and people in Hollywood show biz deserve way less.
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Methinks Mr. Grammer deserves such money far more than most bazillionaires.
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96 million dollars?!?!?! *sigh* And so the rich get richer.......
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Funny, I would have said Stalin's "purges". They killed far more people.
Look, the man makes money for the network. We don't have any idea how much money he makes for them, nor how many network employies live off of that money in the form of their salaries. It was a business decision. We'll see if it was a good or bad one.
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Oh I can think of so many more people that deserve more...
Teachers in all grades, police, military personals, engineers, scienctists, doctors, and the list just goes on and on.
Mind you although they deserve more, I'm not saying that they're the one that should make 2 millions a month, I'm saying that HOLLYWOOD STARS in general DOES NOT DESERVE that big fat check.
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Well, ignoring the fact that the government can't afford to pay it's employees that much ... even the President (the highest paid Government employee) doesn't make more than $300,000 per year from the Gov't.
The Gov't gets it money from taxes. You don't see a lot of people running out to pay their taxes three or four times, and you've even got people getting taxes lowered -- so, let's think about this. Incoming money is dropping, and you want to pay teachers etc, what? 1.3 million for each day they teach?
Sounds good to say, but it makes about as much sense as saying "Igol wi!bd eroli qizz!"
Hollywood stars in general do NOT make that much money. Kelsey Grammar is quite unique in his earnings for a TV star.
I already said that a teacher, one of the professions that I mention, probably does not deserve 2 millions a class.
I'm saying that NO HOLLYWOOD show biz peeps deserve to make more then a teacher, because frankly I think that the achievement of any Hollywood show biz person is jack-shit compare to the achievement of any normal, down to earth teacher.
I blame big business for paying those Hollywood actors/actresses that much, and I blame ordinary people like us for ignoring the fact that we value teacher less significant compre to those who are exposed more to public attention.
Mind you I only said HOLLYWOOD show biz people, because I think some other entertainers are certainly worth the money.
Also, some psychopathic dumbass teachers are excluded from my "normal, down to earth" category.
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Now that I've think about it. Some Hollywood star does achieve a lot more, like volunteer to help out the one in need in some other 3rd world countries.
But those are very few. So my previous statements still stand true for most situtations.
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Oh yeah, and I find the fact that some stars get paid more then the President of the United State sad.
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People get paid based upon how much money they make for their employer. It's called "capitalism". Look it up.
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And a society that value everything base on "how much you make" ain't exactly perfect!
If you think that because Hollywood actors/actresses are more important to society compare to that of teachers because they're making more mo, and if everyone have the same thought as you do on this topic, then there is little hope left for humanity.
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I didn't say anything about their import to society, aside from pointing out its irrelevance in a free society.
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