29 Nov 10
Originally posted by sh76The next time someone starts telling me about how the average worker should just work harder like the rich do so they can share in the bounty of our society, perhaps they'll explain to me how Bristol Palin (who might, MIGHT be qualified to work in a Burger King) made more than a quarter of a million dollars from a show where she lacked either of the qualifications in the title (i.e. she couldn't dance and she wasn't a star).
or was it more a product of a completely mindless point allocation system by the producers of the show, as my man Nate Silver proposes...
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/26/palin-debate-aside-does-dancing-need-electoral-reform/?hp
29 Nov 10
Originally posted by no1marauderWhat do the people that payed her think? I haven't heard complaints that they feel they were shafted. I consider it a quarter million added to the economy. Now I need to figure out what she's willing to pay for. Welcome to Capitalism! It should be your goal to figure out how to separate a fool from his/her money.
The next time someone starts telling me about how the average worker should just work harder like the rich do so they can share in the bounty of our society, perhaps they'll explain to me how Bristol Palin (who might, MIGHT be qualified to work in a Burger King) made more than a quarter of a million dollars from a show where she lacked either of the qualifications in the title (i.e. she couldn't dance and she wasn't a star).
29 Nov 10
Originally posted by no1marauderCommercially it appears to have been a good call, considering the amount of publicity about Bristol Palin.
The next time someone starts telling me about how the average worker should just work harder like the rich do so they can share in the bounty of our society, perhaps they'll explain to me how Bristol Palin (who might, MIGHT be qualified to work in a Burger King) made more than a quarter of a million dollars from a show where she lacked either of the qualifications in the title (i.e. she couldn't dance and she wasn't a star).
However, it does appear to be a worrying trend where being an ignorant redneck is perceived as admirable (Paris Hilton, Bristol Palin, Lindsay Lohan, etc.).
29 Nov 10
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Originally posted by KazetNagorraWhat does it say to the average person raising a child? You tell them to go out and get an education and work hard. But then someone with no qualifications at all who has done absolutely nothing with their life is rewarded with an obscene amount of money just because she is the daughter of someone who is rich.
Commercially it appears to have been a good call, considering the amount of publicity about Bristol Palin.
However, it does appear to be a worrying trend where being an ignorant redneck is perceived as admirable (Paris Hilton, Bristol Palin, Lindsay Lohan, etc.).
It really makes you want to sharpen the guillotine blades.
29 Nov 10
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Originally posted by KazetNagorra
Commercially it appears to have been a good call, considering the amount of publicity about Bristol Palin.
However, it does appear to be a worrying trend where being an ignorant redneck is perceived as admirable (Paris Hilton, Bristol Palin, Lindsay Lohan, etc.).
being an ignorant redneck is perceived as admirable (Paris Hilton, Bristol Palin, Lindsay Lohan, etc.).-KazetNagorra
Thats a very foolish and ignorant statement. these people ARE NOT rednecks! I am highly insulted!ðŸ˜
29 Nov 10
Originally posted by utherpendragonUther has a point. Real rednecks dance with shotguns in their boxer shorts.being an ignorant redneck is perceived as admirable (Paris Hilton, Bristol Palin, Lindsay Lohan, etc.).-KazetNagorra
Thats a very foolish and ignorant statement. these people ARE NOT rednecks! I am highly insulted!ðŸ˜
29 Nov 10
Originally posted by sh76Are you under the impression that anyone really cares who the "best dancer" is?
or was it more a product of a completely mindless point allocation system by the producers of the show, as my man Nate Silver proposes...
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/26/palin-debate-aside-does-dancing-need-electoral-reform/?hp
The whole point of this show is to round up a bunch of celebrities and root them on (or laugh at them) while they attempt to learn how to dance (or at least cover up their ineptitude).
Then everyone votes on who they want to see dance some more. Which is not necessarily (or even usually) the same thing as voting on who they think is the best dancer.
30 Nov 10
Originally posted by MelanerpesThen why bother with judges?
Are you under the impression that anyone really cares who the "best dancer" is?
The whole point of this show is to round up a bunch of celebrities and root them on (or laugh at them) while they attempt to learn how to dance (or at least cover up their ineptitude).
Then everyone votes on who they want to see dance some more. Which is not necessarily (or even usually) the same thing as voting on who they think is the best dancer.
30 Nov 10
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Originally posted by no1marauderNOW you're concerned with qualifications? When did that start?
The next time someone starts telling me about how the average worker should just work harder like the rich do so they can share in the bounty of our society, perhaps they'll explain to me how Bristol Palin (who might, MIGHT be qualified to work in a Burger King) made more than a quarter of a million dollars from a show where she lacked either of the qualifications in the title (i.e. she couldn't dance and she wasn't a star).
30 Nov 10
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Originally posted by no1marauderwhy indeed?
Then why bother with judges?
American Idol doesn't give the judges ANY weight at all in the voting - and on that show, the contestants are real (non-celebrity) people who are actually competing (or at least trying to compete) to get record contracts and singing careers.
30 Nov 10
Originally posted by TheBloopI keep hearing idiots say we shouldn't have a progressive income tax because it's bad to tax our "most productive" citizens at a higher marginal rate than the average worker. Bristol Palin just made enough to be in the top 2% of incomes in the US; is she now "more productive" than the average janitor?
NOW you're concerned with qualifications? When did that start?
01 Dec 10
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Originally posted by no1marauderYour productivity depends on how much people are willing to pay for whatever it is you're producing. If you're the world's best teacher and no one will hire you because of something you posted on Facebook when you were 16, then your productivity is zero. If you're the daughter of someone famous and someone is willing to pay $$$millions for you to waggle your hips on a reality show, then your productivity is high.
I keep hearing idiots say we shouldn't have a progressive income tax because it's bad to tax our "most productive" citizens at a higher marginal rate than the average worker. Bristol Palin just made enough to be in the top 2% of incomes in the US; is she now "more productive" than the average janitor?
Perhaps there needs to be a special tax on any income that one earns just because they're "a celebrity" -- where if a non-celebrity did the same exact task with the same level of skill, they would be paid little or nothing.