Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Obama's tax increases and Miley's chances of making a billion dollars

In the last few days, I've seen a couple of news sites throw around the idea of Miley making a billion dollars before age 18. I really don't see that happening. I don't know what her contract with Disney looks like, but I doubt she'll be making a huge amount off the Hannah Montana movie and the planned third season of the show. Her shows can pull in about $500,000 a night, and that ought to make her a hell of a lot of money. Still, a billion by 18 or even 21 seems like a long shot.

However, we as a nation really should keep in place an economic structure that could allow Miley to make a billion dollars. If anyone can prove me wrong, it's her. If Miley is forced to pay a 90% marginal rate or some crap like that under Obama, she'll never get there. Hey guys, I'm not at all excited about watching John McCain (continue to) decompose before my very eyes for the next four years, but I really think he's the only one we can trust to keep Miley's earnings safe. Just think: If Miley makes a billion dollars, she'll pretty much have enough money to executive produce her own movies and release and market her own albums, meaning that no one will be able to ever take her away from us.

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