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rebel
Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Tasteless comment/ Forbes Top 100
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The world’s 100 highest-paid celebrities pulled in $5.1 billion pretax during our June 2015 to June 2016 scoring period, more than the GDP of Belize, Gambia and Bhutan combined. Fees for agents, managers and lawyers are not deducted.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomal.../#7dbb72a1fb33
HASHTAGPOW
Member Since: 8/19/2013
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interesting facts
Donquizote
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liberalmusiclover
Member Since: 5/3/2012
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I'm not understanding how that is tasteless. It's just trying to give a vivid picture of the scope of their wealth and power.
DTF
Member Since: 5/27/2016
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Post #5
That's neoliberal capitalism for you
Archetype
Member Since: 4/20/2012
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Post #6
Okay, and Apple has more money in the bank than most countries on earth. This isn't tasteless, it's just reality.
ShouldersSideways
Member Since: 8/7/2015
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Post #7
It's a fact. They weren't presenting as some sort of stan war comment against those countries.
DayFusion
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rebel
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Are there any logical reasons to suppose that is normal to compare poorest countries in the world with millionaires...
Its form of supremacy or what?
Flawfree
Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Post #10
whats so tasteless about that? that's capitalism baby.
hooky
Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Post #11
Bernie ha impact
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