Talk about obscenity!

mrlmd1 · 07-20-2010, 09:57 PM

I was in the cage today (Yeah sometimes you have to do it), and there was a program on NPR about pornography in this country (imagine that).
What really grossed me out, was the program host made a statement that Howard Stern makes over $300,000,000 a year. That's right, three hundred million. Way to go, nice job. But that's absolutely ridiculous.
On the other hand, you have to give him credit for ? smarts, luck, being the first to do that and making a niche for himself. Just to think, any of us could have done that, and would have wanted to do that if we thought we could get away with it, but he got there first. But $300,000,000 a year? Are you kidding, are you out of your f**king mind? That's more than the GNP of some third world countries :2tup: :2tup:

Easy Rider · 07-20-2010, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mrlmd1

Are you kidding, are you out of your f**king mind?

A lot of things are out of balance recently.

In the last century, it took a world war, a global depression and another world war to straighten things out..........and now we are F***ing it up again. I fear the outcome but strangely hope that I don't live to see it. How sad is that.

Pogo was right, after all. :skull:

BillInGA · 07-21-2010, 06:52 AM

Why does Howard Stern make $300 MM a year? Because he brings value to those who pay him. His job is to a) get people to listen to commercials, b) watch commercials or c) get people to subscribe to satellite radio. If he wasn't effective at doing those things he wouldn't be making that kind of money.

Scheezo · 07-21-2010, 10:29 AM

Where did they get their numbers? When they signed him to Sirius they gave him $500,000,000 to do the show. This money was to be used to pay his staff and produce the show for 5 years. Now I'm not saying he doesn't make a ridiculous amount of money but 300 million a year for 5 years is a lot more than that 500million. They also gave him some stock but the stock has tanked since then.

bonehead · 07-21-2010, 10:58 AM

He makes no money off me. IMHO he's a POS.

Sarris · 07-21-2010, 01:33 PM

:plus1: :plus1: :plus1: :plus1:

He is a POS.

BTW, there is no human on this earth, entertainer, athlete, or politician for that matter, worth that kind of money.

Think of all the good that could be done with the money wasted on these worthless fools.

It really pisses me off. I'm done ranting now.

:bong: :bong: :bong: :bong:

ArizonaKev · 07-21-2010, 01:41 PM

:plus1:

I TOTALLY agree with Sarris on this one - NO human being is worth that much money, no matter how many commercials he gets people to listen to.

You know, my friend used to have a saying, and I think it sums it all up very nicely :

"The quickest way to get things right again in this world would be to have school teachers and professional athletes/actors/rock musicians/Howard Stern trade salaries."

'Nuff said.

alantf · 07-21-2010, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Sarris

there is no human on this earth, entertainer, athlete, or politician for that matter, worth that kind of money.

I once worked out that they pay some English footballers more per week than I used to earn in ten years. :curse:

alanmcorcoran · 07-21-2010, 02:09 PM

I disagree. If you can generate 300 million plus in revenues, then you are worth some percentage of that 300 million. (Howard actually makes much less than that personally, but that's not my point.) It doesn't mean it's fair or right, but that's what America and capitalism and the free market system are all about. If you want to have a third party determine what is fair, that's socialism or communism or something other than the free market. I don't have XM radio or Sirius radio (or, actually ANY radio at the moment) but I understand that by signing up Howard and his millions of fans, pay radio doubled or tripled their audience. An audience that apparently thinks that Howard is worth ten dollars a month. If people are willing to pay $1500 a night to see Kobe play basketball, shouldn't Kobe get as much of that as he can? These are the things that make our country strong and you have to accept that many things that generate money (porn, drugs, gambling, etc.) are not nice - they just work for generating money. I don't want someone other than my customer's to tell me what my services or time is worth.

What is far more aggravating are the CEO's of the world that conspire with the boards of corporations to get paid $300,000,000 without providing any measurable value whatsoever (other than breathing.)

BTW, Howard also pays over half his income to the government, who then turn around and use it to the benefit of the people that have bought our senators and representatives. Another outrage.

The glorification of teachers is also a bit of a crock. I had some good ones, but most were average to poor. I think there are far more people in the world that can make it as a teacher (and many more that are willing to try) than can make it as a rock star or a Radio Host. Hell, not even rock stars (David Lee Roth) can make it as radio hosts. Finally, if a radio host has crap ratings, they are fired, end of story. If a rock Star can't sell downloads/CD's/tickets, they are dropped. If a pitcher can't throw strikes, they are benched, then canned. To fire a teacher is almost impossible. (My mother was a teacher, my sister in law was a teacher, and my brother in law was a school superintendant.) Learn to use the internet and the library and teach yourself.

Scheezo · 07-21-2010, 02:22 PM

There are a lot of great teachers. The teachers in my school district that my kids no longer go to (we have to home school) are horrible. The teachers I had as a kid were great. Whenever a city wants to raise taxes for schools everyone votes it down but they will pay big bucks for music, movies, sports. If an athlete makes a billion dollars for the owner of his team then why shouldn't he get paid for it. Just like I should get paid for doing a good job for the company I work for. We may not like Howard (some of us might) but we should protect his right to earn that much so that we have the right to earn that much. I have heard that Howard is a very charitable person. Maybe he does do a lot of good with his money. I certainly would if I made that much. Personally, I sponsor 3 little girls (my own kids) and at the moment just don't have the money to give to much else. I hope to be a millionaire someday and give but if there were no millionaires then I don't believe the government would be helping out much now would they?

07-20-2010, 09:57 PM	#1
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Talk about obscenity! I was in the cage today (Yeah sometimes you have to do it), and there was a program on NPR about pornography in this country (imagine that). What really grossed me out, was the program host made a statement that Howard Stern makes over $300,000,000 a year. That's right, three hundred million. Way to go, nice job. But that's absolutely ridiculous. On the other hand, you have to give him credit for ? smarts, luck, being the first to do that and making a niche for himself. Just to think, any of us could have done that, and would have wanted to do that if we thought we could get away with it, but he got there first. But $300,000,000 a year? Are you kidding, are you out of your f**king mind? That's more than the GNP of some third world countries :2tup: :2tup: Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-21-2010, 06:52 AM	#3
BillInGA Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 296	Re: Talk about obscenity! Why does Howard Stern make $300 MM a year? Because he brings value to those who pay him. His job is to a) get people to listen to commercials, b) watch commercials or c) get people to subscribe to satellite radio. If he wasn't effective at doing those things he wouldn't be making that kind of money. __________________ ATGATT - All The Gear, All The Time Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-21-2010, 10:29 AM	#4
Scheezo Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Kissimmee, FL Posts: 36	Re: Talk about obscenity! Where did they get their numbers? When they signed him to Sirius they gave him $500,000,000 to do the show. This money was to be used to pay his staff and produce the show for 5 years. Now I'm not saying he doesn't make a ridiculous amount of money but 300 million a year for 5 years is a lot more than that 500million. They also gave him some stock but the stock has tanked since then.
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07-21-2010, 10:58 AM	#5
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07-21-2010, 01:33 PM	#6
Sarris Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Port Richey, Florida USA Posts: 1,348	Re: Talk about obscenity! :plus1: :plus1: :plus1: :plus1: He is a POS. BTW, there is no human on this earth, entertainer, athlete, or politician for that matter, worth that kind of money. Think of all the good that could be done with the money wasted on these worthless fools. It really pisses me off. I'm done ranting now. :bong: :bong: :bong: :bong: __________________ Prudent riders live longer than moron riders.
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07-21-2010, 01:41 PM	#7
ArizonaKev Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 180	Re: Talk about obscenity! :plus1: I TOTALLY agree with Sarris on this one - NO human being is worth that much money, no matter how many commercials he gets people to listen to. You know, my friend used to have a saying, and I think it sums it all up very nicely : "The quickest way to get things right again in this world would be to have school teachers and professional athletes/actors/rock musicians/Howard Stern trade salaries." 'Nuff said. __________________ ATGATT - Road rash sucks, and the asphalt doesn't care how "cool" you look...
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07-21-2010, 02:09 PM	#9
alanmcorcoran Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 2,926	Re: Talk about obscenity! I disagree. If you can generate 300 million plus in revenues, then you are worth some percentage of that 300 million. (Howard actually makes much less than that personally, but that's not my point.) It doesn't mean it's fair or right, but that's what America and capitalism and the free market system are all about. If you want to have a third party determine what is fair, that's socialism or communism or something other than the free market. I don't have XM radio or Sirius radio (or, actually ANY radio at the moment) but I understand that by signing up Howard and his millions of fans, pay radio doubled or tripled their audience. An audience that apparently thinks that Howard is worth ten dollars a month. If people are willing to pay $1500 a night to see Kobe play basketball, shouldn't Kobe get as much of that as he can? These are the things that make our country strong and you have to accept that many things that generate money (porn, drugs, gambling, etc.) are not nice - they just work for generating money. I don't want someone other than my customer's to tell me what my services or time is worth. What is far more aggravating are the CEO's of the world that conspire with the boards of corporations to get paid $300,000,000 without providing any measurable value whatsoever (other than breathing.) BTW, Howard also pays over half his income to the government, who then turn around and use it to the benefit of the people that have bought our senators and representatives. Another outrage. The glorification of teachers is also a bit of a crock. I had some good ones, but most were average to poor. I think there are far more people in the world that can make it as a teacher (and many more that are willing to try) than can make it as a rock star or a Radio Host. Hell, not even rock stars (David Lee Roth) can make it as radio hosts. Finally, if a radio host has crap ratings, they are fired, end of story. If a rock Star can't sell downloads/CD's/tickets, they are dropped. If a pitcher can't throw strikes, they are benched, then canned. To fire a teacher is almost impossible. (My mother was a teacher, my sister in law was a teacher, and my brother in law was a school superintendant.) Learn to use the internet and the library and teach yourself. __________________ [hr:5yt6ldkq][/hr:5yt6ldkq] http://alanmarkcorcoran.com Motorcycles, Music, Musings and More…
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07-21-2010, 02:22 PM	#10
Scheezo Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Kissimmee, FL Posts: 36	Re: Talk about obscenity! There are a lot of great teachers. The teachers in my school district that my kids no longer go to (we have to home school) are horrible. The teachers I had as a kid were great. Whenever a city wants to raise taxes for schools everyone votes it down but they will pay big bucks for music, movies, sports. If an athlete makes a billion dollars for the owner of his team then why shouldn't he get paid for it. Just like I should get paid for doing a good job for the company I work for. We may not like Howard (some of us might) but we should protect his right to earn that much so that we have the right to earn that much. I have heard that Howard is a very charitable person. Maybe he does do a lot of good with his money. I certainly would if I made that much. Personally, I sponsor 3 little girls (my own kids) and at the moment just don't have the money to give to much else. I hope to be a millionaire someday and give but if there were no millionaires then I don't believe the government would be helping out much now would they?
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