During the October 15th debate, Barack Obama referenced a conversation he had with a skeptical voter, “Joe the Plumber.” Joe was concerned that Obama’s new tax plan would punish him for making $250,000 a year.
Obama’s response: I just want to spread the wealth around. Sound good to you?
But wait until you see what Fox News had to say.
It’s that time of year again… BEYONCE season! That may either really excite you or make you nauscious. Either way, she is one of the most powerful celebrities in the World.
I’m not making this up. Based on both earnings and fame, Forbes.com ranked Beyonce as the fourth most powerful celebrity — after Oprah, Tiger Woods & Angelina Jolie. So make fun of “Sasha,” her alter ego, all you want… but when the numbers are in, Beyonce is clearly coming out on top!
With two platinum albums, a clothing line, L’Oreal, American Express, a couple movies and $50 million in concert sales, Beyonce out-earns and out-fames her hubby, Jay Z, who was ranked #7. That must make for great pillow talk.
Her third solo album, a double disc set, is set to be released November 18th. She even released two singles simultaneously to cross-promote . Let’s see the number’s she is working with after that.
He’s no Bill Gates (#1 on Forbes 400 -net worth $57 billion) or even a Mark Zuckerberg (#321 on Forbes 400 - net worth $1.5 billion), but according to Forbes.com Curtis “50 cent” Jackson is the top earning hip-hop cash king this year - earning $150 million. That’s nearly twice Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter’s 2008 earnings and at least four times Sean “Diddy” Combs, Kanye West and Timbaland.
Even without producing a hit in years, Andre “Dr. Dre” Young, banked $15 million from decades of royalties. Tupac Shakur has been dead for over 10 years, but according to Forbes.com, also banked a cool $15 million this year.
