I'm tired of entertainers taking my money
WHOA! you should really think about investing in locks on your doors, a safe for your valuables, or failing that, consider maybe a reputable bank (or is "reputable bank" an oxymoron?) at least here in the US, we don't have a problem with entertainers TAKING anybody's money - here, the problem is more akin to industries such as the airlines being bailed out by the government, and taking money from things such as social security, or the military taking money from taxpayers to fund a war that the majority of citizens do not want but ENTERTAINERS "TAKING" money from consumers? I haven't experienced that personally I suspect that the more likely scenario is that you are GIVING money to people whose views you don't wish to hear expressed, the logic of which I have to admit is beyond me :/
Having said all of this, I do think that everybody, including artists are entitled to their opinions, but as a consumer of entertainment I just wish they would leave me out of it. I would certainly get fired if I used my job to forward my political beliefs. Dan Hutchins
UNLESS - your job WAS to forward your beliefs and more than a few people believe that is indeed the role of the "artist" remember, as a consumer YOU HAVE THE CHOICE TO BE "LEFT OUT OF IT" unless you really believe entertainers are "taking" your money against your will - and I have to say, that's a hell of a lot more paranoid than some of the 9/11 so-called "rants" on the list lately!