Money Money Money
The place I'm at now has just announced that it has received 600 million dollars - more than half a billion - in "gifts" ... excluding the amount that it raises as a profit....let's just put this into perspective...
Movie-wise, Titanic raised a profit of 700 million (1.8 billion gross). Star Wars had 400 million.
Album-wise, Michael Jackson's infamous Thriller made 100+ million.
Looking at countries ...
Egypt receives around 2 billion in military and economic aid from the United states ... Israel gets an estimated 3 billion ... Jordan received around 500 million a few years ago ... of course, if you look at the per capita income, considering that we only have around 20000 people here, and the fact that we don't need a military, then there just isn't much comparison ...
... and no, this money will not be divided among us. If only.
posted by Lazarus, 10:33 AM
4 Comments:
If the place you are at in the Bay Area is getting this kind of money in gifts you must be stuck at the Farm in Palo Alto. Not pleasant :).
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Ms Levantine, at 9:28 AM
yup ms L. i'm stuck at the farm :) although it's ok for now. the main question on my mind is how much longer i should actually stick around.
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Lazarus, at 11:02 AM
I am partial to the East Bay. Much more fun, you should try it. And as always: Go Bears (or at least don't humiliate us).
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Ms Levantine, at 11:37 AM
don't worry about the bears being humiliated :) they've thrashed us the past two years. you're a bear alum?
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Lazarus, at 7:06 AM
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