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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBillie Eilish Calls on Billionaires to Support People in Need: 'No Hate, But Give Your Money Away'
Its fair to say that Billie Eilish does well for herself. The 23-year-old musician is currently in the final three-week stretch of the Hit Me Hard and Soft tour, an extensive international run with 106 sold-out shows. Her third studio album has received a two-times platinum certification from RIAA with 2 million copies sold. She will also be donating $11.5 million from the tour to various organizations and charities.
Stephen Colbert revealed the news while presenting Eilish with the Wall Street Journal Magazines Music Innovator of the Year award in New York on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The proceeds will benefit organizations and projects that support food equity, climate justice, reducing carbon pollution, and conducting crucial environmental work in combating the climate crisis.
While accepting the award in a room of affluent figures including Mark Zuckerberg, who has a net worth of more than $225 billion Eilish wondered aloud about why people who have the resources to help others often fail to do so.
Were in a time right now when the world is really, really bad and really dark, Eilish said. People need empathy and help more than, kind of, ever, especially in our country. Id say if you have money, it would be great to use it for good things and maybe give it to some people that need it.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/billie-eilish-calls-billionaires-support-153020859.html
biophile
(984 posts)Oh wait .
BigMin28
(1,791 posts)Into the wind. We can't even get the rich to pay taxes or decent wages. They're not letting go of one red cent.
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alittlelark
(19,077 posts)Very much the sentiment of the vast majority I saw in the yahoo comments section
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alittlelark
(19,077 posts)Its the natue of end-stage capitalism.
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alittlelark
(19,077 posts)I consider it to be very obvious.
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alittlelark
(19,077 posts)She has true talent - many envy that she has haters that love to post negative 💩
BannonsLiver
(19,876 posts)Shes worth $50 million tops. Shes closer to the average net worth of the average American than any billionaire is and its not close. Welcome, and enjoy your stay here.
YouguysRule1
(9 posts)Damn, I'm out of touch I guess now.
BannonsLiver
(19,876 posts)What I do know is that relative to Zuckerberg and other billionaires shes a pleb.
YouguysRule1
(9 posts)ok.
What?
BannonsLiver
(19,876 posts)Zuckerberg is 4,500 times wealthier than Billy Eilish. For musk it would be closer to 10,000 times, if my math is correct.
YouguysRule1
(9 posts)many thousands of times richer than average.
So, guess it's all relative?
BannonsLiver
(19,876 posts)YouguysRule1
(9 posts)Being incredibly rich is fine. Good to know, thanks. $50m is only average it seems as wealth. Apparently only target those richer than you are at only $50m wealth and you're good.
What's the limit on that? $100m? $500m? $10b? Where it's ok to target the richer as evil and you're just 'one of the regulars'
BannonsLiver
(19,876 posts)Have a nice evening.
berkerly6240
(106 posts)BannonsLiver
(19,876 posts)Do you agree with the now banned poster that she just should just STFU?
YouguysRule1
(9 posts)The rich bashing the rich thing isn't a very persuasive. Yeah, one might have $50m and another $50b, but compared to the guy with $50k or nothing...
I don't understand why this girl would get any attention at all, her music sucks too.
BannonsLiver
(19,876 posts)This girl is interesting phrasing, though.
BannonsLiver
(19,876 posts)Its like the dregs of the universe over there. And of course loads of bots.
SammyWinstonJack
(44,306 posts)valleyrogue
(2,419 posts)The rest of us should not be forced to pay for these parasites' lifestyles.