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To: sukhoi-30mki

“The people you mentioned sure benefit,but to how much degree.Some of the bigwigs hire movie stars & dancers to perform at their weddings-these persons & their associates end up earing close to over 50,000USD for a 1 hour performance.How much do the chefs,janitors & others make??They would be very happy if they can make 5,000 USD in 1 year.”

No wonder your name is Sukhoi-30mki. Your view of economics is basically socialist.

Think of supply and demand - yes, a Bollywood star might earn $50k USD for a 1 hour performance. That is because there are only a few Bollywood stars and they are in high demand. Millions of people can perform, but they won’t be nearly as interesting.

On the other hand, $5000 a year is pretty good in India where many people earn less than a dollar a day such as in rural areas. Supply and demand... there are many millions who can make a decent idli or channa masala or whatever they are serving.

The Bollywood star who earns $50k, what do they do with it? They buy goods and services, moving the money throughout the economy.

I suggest you buy a book on microeconomics. Preferably by Milton Friedman or Thomas Sowell, though Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations will do just fine, too.


11 posted on 05/28/2007 10:10:34 AM PDT by GovernmentIsTheProblem (Amnesty alone didn't kill the GOP - socialism did long ago. The stench you smell now is it's corpse.)
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To: GovernmentIsTheProblem

Your argument loses its worth once you start with the namecalling.I’ve read Milton Friedman’s works more than a handful of times.I suggest you familiarise yourself with the economics of marriages esp. in Northern & Western India & how vulnerable persons working in that section of the hospitality sector are.Do you know about the scores of musicians,cooks(not chefs) & domestic helps who are languishing without work because persons are spending more & more on spicing up their weddings hiring a few niche specialists??Do you know about the appalling conditions that such lower end workers live in.FYI,channa masala is out,multi-course global cuisine seems to be the craze.

About the Bollywood stars,do you mean those same people who buy their cosmetics & jewelry from Dubai & London?Who shoot 75% of their movies in Switzerland,Manhattan & Singapore??What employment have they generated,other than allowing the Indian mafia to go legit??????


13 posted on 05/28/2007 10:18:23 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: GovernmentIsTheProblem

Your argument loses its worth once you start with the namecalling.I’ve read Milton Friedman’s works more than a handful of times.I suggest you familiarise yourself with the economics of marriages esp. in Northern & Western India & how vulnerable persons working in that section of the hospitality sector are.Do you know about the scores of musicians,cooks(not chefs) & domestic helps who are languishing without work because persons are spending more & more on spicing up their weddings hiring a few niche specialists??Do you know about the appalling conditions that such lower end workers live in.FYI,channa masala is out,multi-course global cuisine seems to be the craze.

About the Bollywood stars,do you mean those same people who buy their cosmetics & jewelry from Dubai & London?Who shoot 75% of their movies in Switzerland,Manhattan & Singapore??What employment have they generated,other than allowing the Indian mafia to go legit??????


14 posted on 05/28/2007 10:18:23 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: GovernmentIsTheProblem

Or here is a far better idea.Why don’t you care to spend a few months(not days,but months) esp. from Mid October till mid February,when the marriage season in Northern India is on.You can see for yourself about whether your supply & demand theory works so perfectly or not.


15 posted on 05/28/2007 10:25:33 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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