Are You Serious??

I was thinking about something recently that i find very interesting and wanted to share really quick. As we all know, the economy is not doing so hot and hasn't been doing so well for quite awhile now. Stores are closing down forever, people are being let go from their jobs, and businesses are getting bail outs from the government. Needless to say, things are looking so good. Right now the national debt is clocked at $10,728,853,502,376.82!!! Are you serious?? I heard that if you paid one million dollars every day, starting from the time that Jesus was born, until today, you still would not have paid off that debt. It's pretty stinkin' ridiculous.

So i see this and i think to myself, 'well, we better buckle down as a country, stop spending so much, save a little, help each other out.' Yet i don't see that happening anytime soon. Why? Entertainment.

It seems that we as a country are willing to pay way over the top for our entertainment, even when our counrty is trillions of dollars in debt. Will Smith was paid $80 million this year, Johnny Depp $72 million, and Angelina Jolie makes over $15 million PER MOVIE. Tiger Woods made $87 million in a year, David Beckham made $33 million, while Shaq brought home $32 million. We'll pay $530,540,885 to see The Dark Knight, $318, 412,101 to watch Iron Man, and $167,535,553 for Quantum of Solace. We pay $6.3 billion to go see Football games, $6 billion for Baseball, and $4 billion for Basketball. Do i need to give anymore examples??

Now don't get me wrong, i contributed to all of these venues. These are my favorite actors, favorite movies, and favorite sports. But why do we spend so much for these things? Is it because they make us happy? Do they give us a sense of security, because we know that no matter the fluxuation of the economy, our favorite actors, movies, and sports will still be there like they always have? Whatever the reason, maybe we as a country can figure out a way to pay less for this entertainment so that our economy can have a little help getting back on it's feet. I don't know. Just a thought.