Sounds like a Ryan Seacrest-backed reality show.
Yes, Kim Kardashian can pay more in taxes and still live a good life. And I'm assuming that she's being targeted because people make the assumption that she doesn't deserve all of the money she has. Her talent seems to be... keeping people interested enough in her for long enough for her to make money doing things like talking on taped, edited video.
But are most of "the rich" anything like Kim Kardashian? Most of them have put in long hours and extra days of hard work on a consistent basis for years and years. Most of them have undertaken significant risks - not for the sake of being risky, but on the chance that it would pay off by providing goods or services for which people would be willing to pay. Most of them have created great jobs, great investments, and/or useful goods or services for many people. Their hard work and creativity have paid off, and they are rich.
But since so many of the loudest people in Hollywood either directly call for higher taxes or verbally and financially support politicians who do, how about we put a surcharge on wedding sponsorships (like from Kardashian's "wedding"), and earnings from acting in, directing, or producing feature films and television shows? That would mean Kim Kardashian would pay more, right? I'm sure the unions, such as the Screen Actors Guild, would be ever so helpful in making this happen.
Yes, Kim Kardashian can pay more in taxes and still live a good life. And I'm assuming that she's being targeted because people make the assumption that she doesn't deserve all of the money she has. Her talent seems to be... keeping people interested enough in her for long enough for her to make money doing things like talking on taped, edited video.
But are most of "the rich" anything like Kim Kardashian? Most of them have put in long hours and extra days of hard work on a consistent basis for years and years. Most of them have undertaken significant risks - not for the sake of being risky, but on the chance that it would pay off by providing goods or services for which people would be willing to pay. Most of them have created great jobs, great investments, and/or useful goods or services for many people. Their hard work and creativity have paid off, and they are rich.
But since so many of the loudest people in Hollywood either directly call for higher taxes or verbally and financially support politicians who do, how about we put a surcharge on wedding sponsorships (like from Kardashian's "wedding"), and earnings from acting in, directing, or producing feature films and television shows? That would mean Kim Kardashian would pay more, right? I'm sure the unions, such as the Screen Actors Guild, would be ever so helpful in making this happen.
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