I’m not big on pitting stuff but this story: Staggering homeless count stuns LA officials just irks me. Everyday I read about rich Hollywood stars and their lifestyle. Hell, there was just a story of Tracy Morgan buying a $2M dollar car. And yet, this homeless situation in LA. Makes me sick, especially when people can’t wait to go see a movie, entertainment!, that cost $1B or whatever to make and makes billions.
There is no way that Hollywood is “liberal” or actually cares about people less fortunate than them. I wish they would just stop trying to pretend that they are.
I don’t read “People” or anything. But there is one page in the free newspaper that the Washington Post gives out on the metro that has stories of that type.
Do you like movies? Is that why you take more interest in these people than others out there who also immerse themselves in frivolous luxuries while disconnected from the downtrodden?
It’s honestly foreign to me. I was rarely allowed to watch movies as a child and have never gotten much into them or why these people’s opinions are rationally considered consequential beyond the fact that, like those others their money can influence political clout.
manson1972, you seem to be starting with the assumption that because you read a lot about rich actors, they must be the richest people in the U.S. First, actors aren’t even the richest people in the film production business. Here’s an article giving average annual incomes for various professions in the film business:
Furthermore, the average annual incomes for people in the film business aren’t the richest for any business. There are lots of jobs with higher average annual incomes. Here are some:
If you really want to make a huge amount of money, become the CEO of one of the top 500 companies:
The people you read a lot about are not the richest people. The richest people try to stay out of the news. Here’s the Forbes list of the richest people in the U.S. Note how few are connected with the film industry:
I don’t assume they are the richest people in the US. I assume they are of the liberal persuasion, since they espouse those ideals on TV and such. Instead of glamourous shots of actors at swank parties and red carpets, how about photos of them at the LA homeless camp actually doing something?
If they don’t want to do anything, or don’t actually care, then fine. But don’t act like they do.
Incidentally, Tracy Morgan is only worth $12 million, so spending $2 million on a car was ridiculous. (You’re going to say that that’s still a lot of money. 1.07% of Americans are worth more than $10 million. 0.07% are worth more than $50 million.) Let me correct one other thing in the OP. No movie has ever cost $1 billion to make. The most one has cost is $412 million. You should learn about how much money is thrown around in businesses other than entertainment.
Also, the fact that some actors and other entertainers talk publicly about liberal causes doesn’t mean that they are all liberal. A lot of entertainers are conservatives. They just don’t go out of their way to discuss it.
Is the assumption that because the homeless still exist in Los Angeles that none of these so-called liberal actors are doing nothing to address the situation? How do you know that they’re not? Perhaps they advocate for changes in government policies and programs to address the issue. Perhaps they contribute to programs that address the issue. Who knows? Certainly not you.