Comments on: Big Hollywood: Let’s cap the entertainment industry’s compensation

By: Silver lining | Cold Fury

Silver lining | Cold Fury — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:04:29 +0000

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By: TrickyDick

TrickyDick — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:25:11 +0000

I’m all for capping, or better yet, taxing at about 90%anything over $100,000 anyone who is an actor makes as well as that of professional athletes.

By: Bleed_thelizard

Bleed_thelizard — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:38:51 +0000

I have always contended the same thing every time I see Hollyweirdos fawning in front of Hugo or Castro. Why not nationalize Hollywood? Why not require all rich Hollyweirdos to harbor all they paople they “champion”? How about Rosie O’Donuts house homeless people and terrorists for example, while making no more than the minimum wage.

By: 74impala

74impala — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:51:37 +0000

After watching the Grammys, I think this should be extended to artists in the recording industry.

By: spmat

spmat — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:27:11 +0000

As much as I want to indulge my envy and resentment at slack-jawed donkey schmucks getting such stupid high compensation for work that adds little to nothing to the well-being of the world at large, I just can’t.

The free market is the free market. They’re paid as much as they are “worth” to the person paying them, no more, no less. The problem is that all that capital is being cul-de-sacced into the shallow end of the gene pool. Meh.

By: redfoxbluestate

redfoxbluestate — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:23:09 +0000

If this applies to Katie Couric, I’m in. I’d like to see her capped, um I mean her salary capped. Yeah.

Laura in Maryland on February 9, 2009 at 6:53 PM

I’m down with that; can’t stand that talking gerbil. She’s a sorry excuse for a journalist.

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By: Salary Caps: Hollywood Go Socialists First « Jane Q. Republican

Salary Caps: Hollywood Go Socialists First « Jane Q. Republican — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:54:18 +0000

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By: Rockygold

Rockygold — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:15:55 +0000

I haven’t been to a movie in years. I don’t support Hollywood trolls.

By: blish

blish — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:56:32 +0000

Love the new Big Hollywood blog.

Surprising how many people keep forgetting that for the majority of the 60′s, our presidents were Democrats…

By: milwife88

milwife88 — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:30:07 +0000

I say pay them whatever they want as long as they promise to stay off my tv telling me how to live my life.

Pour them a big ol’ hot steaming cup of STFU!!!!!!

By: Mr. D

Mr. D — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:51:16 +0000

Oh, and one other thing. Let’s cap book royalties at $500K per book. And let’s make it retroactive to whenever Dreams of My Father came out.

By: Cap Hollywood Stars’ Salaries « The Salty Pundit

Cap Hollywood Stars’ Salaries « The Salty Pundit — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:33:25 +0000

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By: Phoenician

Phoenician — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:11:41 +0000

isn’t that what they said in ‘the pledge’? “I pledge to be more frugal”? “I pledge to do my part to help the economy recover”? no?

By: 2Tru2Tru

2Tru2Tru — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:09:40 +0000

I’ve had a personal cap on Penn movies for years, I guess I could expand my boycott for the good of the nation.

By: soundingboard

soundingboard — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:05:08 +0000

Nevermind the Bullocks,here's your hope & change ! Tzetzes on February 9, 2009 at 7:12 PM

By: eeyore

eeyore — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:43:43 +0000

I hope Barney Frank does try to get this $500K nationwide cap! He’s going to run into a very powerful stone wall: I suspect that Oprah is primarily paid as head of Harpo Productions. And I think many of the Hollywood biggies are paid related to being the head of their own production companies.

I could see Barney Frank appearing in front of a microphone, looking like he’d gotten a little “Sopranos” treatment, saying he had “heard from his constituents” what an ill-advised idea this cap had been.

By: hepcat

hepcat — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:49:57 +0000

If the movie flops, the star and the director gets nothing. Hey, it’s only fair.

How about this: If the stimulus plan doesn’t work, Obama doesn’t get a salary.

By: jukin

jukin — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:30:19 +0000

WAIT, WAIT!!!! I don’t think anyone knows what’s what here!

No big education and big trial lawyers, and big hollywood, and big music…these are totally different things.

Ya know we can’t make it without those guys taking the big pay. Now oil, cars, appliances, credit…. that we can do without. … but entertainment and edumacation? No I don’t think so.

By: Roger Brown

Roger Brown — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:23:06 +0000

H-wood constantly reminds me why I no longer go out to movies. H-wood LONG AGO lost any semblance of class. No one like the statesmen of the Hollywood of old. Nope. And no one is coming up the pipeline that can even come close. Losers all. Unless someone I trust raves about a movie, I stay home and save my hard earned money. If friends say such-and-such movie is good, I’ll rent it.

By: JoeAvg

JoeAvg — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:36:25 +0000

Do you think the ACLU would come to Hollywoods rescue?

By: Woody's Place

Woody's Place — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:21:16 +0000

While We Are At It, Let’s Cap Hollywood’s Salaries…

Brett Joshpe at Big Hollywood points out the irony of Hollywood stars rooting for Oabama and the Democrats as they chase after “corporate fat cats” on Wall St. Why not let Hollywood put it’s money where it’s mouth is? Go……

By: Mr Gus

Mr Gus — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:55:41 +0000

~~Workers of America~~, my fellow Americans, this an idea whose time has come! A salary cap on the top entertainment earners would do the ~~greater American collective~~ society a lot of good. Might as well expand this to include producers, sports figures, and Bruce Springsteen. If not a salary cap we should consider a base tax rate of 75% for these folks. Think of the good it would do to ~~the collective~~ America if for example we redistributed the wealth of the likes of Madonna. /s

By: moxie_neanderthal

moxie_neanderthal — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:45:07 +0000

The congressional version of income caps are term limits. By limiting the amount of time a legislator can serve you increase the supply of ex-legislators in the marketplace thereby decreasing their relative value. Moreover, by reducing their stay in office you reduce their relative influence and promote a more representative form of govt. Since Congress seems to be in a giving mood, this would be a good place to start.

By: 18-1

18-1 — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:42:52 +0000

It is interesting that if you look at the leftist complaints about American businesses there is no industry of which they are so true as the entertainment industry.

From rampant nepotism to outrageous salaries for meager talents to the infamous casting couch, Hollywood is should be what the left is directing its two minute hates at.

But for some reason, color is up in bright lights and these individuals become *heroes* to the left.