# Is McCartney rich enough to buy 'em back from Jacko?

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**Created:** [June 14, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mccartney-rich-enough-to-buy-em-back-from-jacko/308291 "2005-06-14T23:33:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![fortytwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f9ae1b/32.png) [@fortytwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fortytwo)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mccartney-rich-enough-to-buy-em-back-from-jacko/308291/21 "2005-06-15T22:44:19Z")

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McCartney was estimated to be worth £760 million in April 2004 and has been “toppled from the top of the rch list” He’s going to be looking after his pennies now. 🙂

[http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4903478-103690,00.html](http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4903478-103690,00.html)

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**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mccartney-rich-enough-to-buy-em-back-from-jacko/308291/22 "2005-06-15T23:10:16Z")

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> [@Marley23](#):
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> If the whole thing is worth $700 million, he only owns $350 m of it.

Good point. In fact, if the whole thing is worht $700M, then each individual half is probably worth substantially less than $350M. Ownership gives you control. part ownership gives you only part control. All control is worth more than half of half control, because you don’t have to listen to anybody tell you what to do.

–Cliffy

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