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ORIGINAL: Concerto

I try (as best as possible), not to make millionaires richer by buying their goods and/or services.

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ORIGINAL: Sophie11

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ORIGINAL: Concerto

I try (as best as possible), not to make millionaires richer by buying their goods and/or services.

Quite a difficult task I imagine.

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ORIGINAL: Concerto

"The A.M. radio host will be paid about $400 million to continue serving up his daily dose of conservative patter through 2016." NY Times

I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I say, grab all you can get. This is a capitalist society, work hard, and if someone wants to shower you with unbelievable wealth, as long as it is legal and does not transgress the moral law, why not?

On the other hand, to see someone make this much while the truly important jobs--school teacher, firemen (and women), police officers, day care workers, etc., languish with wages that are weak, to say the least, is troublesome.

But then I remind myself, the reason why he gets so much is because millions listen to him. Interestingly, his commentary offers nothing that could be considered brilliant, new, unique, or revelatory in nature. There is nothing new under the sun.

I personally will not listen to his show for several reasons. One, I am at work when his show is on. Two, I do not wish to increase his wealth. Three, why should I listen to someone speak about things which I already know? I am quite capable of understanding the issues w/o so-called "expert" commentary.

I try (as best as possible), not to make millionaires richer by buying their goods and/or services.

C

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ORIGINAL: Grace-N-Mercy

I don't know about this... but do you think he gets any kickbacks from politicians?? Or is it from advertisers alone?

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ORIGINAL: StephK

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I don't know about this... but do you think he gets any kickbacks from politicians?? Or is it from advertisers alone?

It's more than likely from the advertisers to be honest. I don't listen too often but when I do there are a lot of commercials.

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http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/07/rush-limbaugh-4.html

First, the coming election results won't matter a whit to his ability to do what he does best: work up an outrage over politics. He's dissed both Obama and McCain in the past, so whoever wins, he'll still get to play the aggrieved victim. Second, the size of his listenership doesn't really matter. (It's been estimated at between 14 to 20 million listeners a week on 600 stations; in any case, no other radio personality comes close to his numbers.) For the last 20 years, he's had a loyal core of "dittoheads" who'll follow him whether his ideology is in the ascendancy or on the wane. A station that puts Limbaugh on the air figures it can build an entire slate of like-minded talk shows around him, figuring that if his listeners will come for him, they'll stay for the rest.

What's important, from an industry standpoint, is Limbaugh's ability to deliver those listeners to advertisers. In the fascinating profile of Limbaugh that runs this weekend in the New York Times (but is already available online), Limbaugh says that he's a businessman first, and his priority is to sell airtime. What's more, the big-ticket sponsors who advertise on his show know it's a friendly environment for a pro-corporate, consumerist message. "I consider myself a defender of corporate America," Limbaugh tells the Times. In other words, no sponsor ever need worry that its ad will appear alongside a rant about downsizing, pollution, price-gouging, or other corporate bad behavior. (This is also, conversely, one reason why liberal talk radio hasn't prospered: sponsors are afraid to support what they fear will be a hostile environment for their ads.)

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ORIGINAL: StephK
He has an audience between 14 -20 million weekly.

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He must generate a lot of income for a lot of companies that hires a lot of people. If he didn't bring in the $$$$$$$$ he wouldn't get paid the big bucks.

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ORIGINAL: StephK

How he spends his money is not the same thing as how he makes money for his employer.

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I try (as best as possible), not to make millionaires richer by buying their goods and/or services.

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ORIGINAL: StephK

As far as how he spends his money, it does keep the economy moving. He spends money, those people then spend money and on and on it goes. That is what makes the world go round for the most part.

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ORIGINAL: Concerto

"The A.M. radio host will be paid about $400 million to continue serving up his daily dose of conservative patter through 2016." NY Times

I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I say, grab all you can get. This is a capitalist society, work hard, and if someone wants to shower you with unbelievable wealth, as long as it is legal and does not transgress the moral law, why not?

On the other hand, to see someone make this much while the truly important jobs--school teacher, firemen (and women), police officers, day care workers, etc., languish with wages that are weak, to say the least, is troublesome.

But then I remind myself, the reason why he gets so much is because millions listen to him. Interestingly, his commentary offers nothing that could be considered brilliant, new, unique, or revelatory in nature. There is nothing new under the sun.

I personally will not listen to his show for several reasons. One, I am at work when his show is on. Two, I do not wish to increase his wealth. Three, why should I listen to someone speak about things which I already know? I am quite capable of understanding the issues w/o so-called "expert" commentary.

I try (as best as possible), not to make millionaires richer by buying their goods and/or services.

C

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ORIGINAL: SonInMe1

I'll betcha he brings in much more than he takes.

Its called...business.

If you think some people make too much money, then become a communist.

No one promises you a life...or a fair one. If you want Rush's paycheck, go out and earn it. After you have earned that kind of money you can give away as much as you want to. Live in a trailor, drive a yugo and attend communist meetings.