Occupy Wall Street Supporters

I've seen a lot of support for Wall Street coming from celebrities. I have to wonder, why? I thought Wall Street protesters were protesting the rich? Why would celebrities support someone who is calling for THEM to pay more taxes? If they want to send more than the government taxes them, they are free to send in more money.

I got a list from Celebrity Net Worth that lists the top 10 richest celebrities that are supporting OWS. (Emphasis added by blogger.)

#1 Yoko Ono Net Worth - $500 million.

Ono stated “I love ‘Occupy Wall Street’! John is sending his smile to ‘Occupy Wall Street’. I am sending my love to ‘Occupy Wall Street’. We are all working together. ”

#2 Russell Simmons Net Worth - $325 million

Keep in mind that on top of being a hip-hop mogul Simmons is the founder of a high fee credit card company called UniRush Financial Services.

#3 Roseanne Barr Net Worth - $80 million

Roseanne thinks anyone with over $100 million should be beheaded. Interesting that her net worth is $80 million. I guess she doesn't make “the cut”.

#4 Deepak Chopra Net Worth - $80 million

Chopra said #OWS is turning anger into awareness. The fortune he has made off his fluff filled books has just turned me to anger.

#5 Kanye West Net Worth - $70 million

#6 Alec Baldwin Net Worth - $65 million

#7 Susan Sarandon Net Worth - $50 million

#8 Michael Moore Net Worth - $50 million

#9 Tim Robbins Net Worth - $50 million

#10 Nancy Pelosi Net Worth - $35.5 million

These are the people that will be taxed more, do they realize that? These are the people being protested. From this same site, are the profiles of these celebrities:

Yoko Ono: Yoko Ono was born in Tokyo, Japan and has an estimated net worth of $500 million dollars. Yoko Ono, a performance artist and activist, is most widely known as the widow of John Lennon. She is also an accomplished musician and filmmaker and many credit her with bringing New Wave music to the forefront.

Russell Simmons: Russell Wendell Simmons was born on October 10, 1957 and is a very successful American entrepreneur, the co-founder (with Rick Rubin) of the pioneering hip-hop record label, Def Jam. His personal net worth is reputed to be $500 million. Simmons is one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs in the world of hip-hop and is a man with varied interests. In addition to his music empire, Russell Simmons also is owner and operator of three clothing lines that he founded. They are Phat Farm …Argyleculture … and American Classics. Simmons is also well-known for his strict adherence to a vegan lifestyle. As a strict and orthodox vegetarian, he will not eat meat and is opposed to the slaughter of animals for food. In the last couple of years, Russell Simmons has shifted his focus from records to political commentary and other literary pursuits.. He is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post and is also editor-in-chief of GlobalGrind.com, a website that reviews the world of hip-hop.

Roseanne Barr: Roseanne Barr was born in Utah and has an estimated net worth of $80 million dollars. A stand-up comedian, actress, writer, producer, and director, Roseanne Barr began her career in stand-up comedy, and became a household name in the late 80’s when she began appearing on her own show called, “Roseanne”. After “Roseanne’s” nine seasons, she hosted her own talk show, did voice-over work, wrote several books, and is currently preparing a reality series about her life.

Deepak Chopra: Deepak Chopra was born in India and has an estimated net worth of $80 million dollars. A former endocrinologist who shifted his focus to alternative medicine, Deepak Chopra is widely recognized for his lectures and books about Ayurveda and the mind-body connection. He has written 57 books and serves on multiple alternative medicine panels and boards around the world.

Kanye West: With an estimated worth of $70 million dollars, Kanye West is a notable produce, rapper and actor. West was born in Atlanta but raised by his mother first in Chicago and then Oak Lawn Illinois. He dropped out of college to pursue his career in the music industry, starting out initially as a producer for Roc-A-Fella records, but finally persuaded label head Jay-Z to sign him on as a rapper.

Where does Kanye West live?

West spent four years honing and perfecting what would become his debut album, The College Dropout, which came in at number two on the Billboard 200 and is still Kanye West’s best-selling album in the U.S.A. to date. Subsequent albums, Late Registration, Graduation and 808s & Heartbreak were also chart-toppers that received critical as well as commercial success. His production credits include an impressive role call of talent including: Jay-Z, Beyoncé, John Legend, Alicia Keys and Janet Jackson. West is also a seasoned businessman with a chain of Fatburger restaurants designated for the Chicago area, Air Yeezy, a line of athletic shoes for Nike, and another shoe line with Louis Vuitton. His philanthropy ventures include his own Kayne West Foundation, which benefits education for African American and Latino children, in addition to contributing time, talent and money to Hurricane Katrina relief, World Water Day, and Live Earth, among other organizations. To date, Kanye West has won forty-six awards, among them fourteen Grammys, seven BET awards, and two American Music Awards.

Alec Baldwin: Actor Alec Baldwin, oldest of the Baldwin brothers, has a net worth of $65 million. Born and raised in New York, Baldwin studied acting at the Less Strasberg Theater Institute. His stage credits include Loot, Serious Money, Macbeth, Twentieth Century, Entertaining Mr. Sloane, South Pacific, and A Streetcar named Desire, which garnered Baldwin a Tony Award nomination. Baldwin made his television debut on The Doctors, followed by a lead role on the primetime drama Knots Landing. Baldwin has appeared on many television shows, including guest spots on Will & Grace, Friends, Las Vegas, Nip/Tuck and voice work for Clerks, The Simpsons and Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. Baldwin has hosted Saturday Night Live fourteen times and currently stars on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, for which Baldwin has earned ten awards for, among them two Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Baldwin made his film debut in 1987 with Forever, Lulu followed by She’s Having a Baby, Beetlejuice, Working Girl and Married to the Mob.

Alec Baldwin Salary
What is Alec Baldwin’s salary on 30 Rock? $300,000 per episode

Baldwin broke into dramatic leading man status with his role in The Hunt for Red October, which grossed over $200 million worldwide. Baldwin received critical acclaim, accolades and award nominations, including a nod from the Academy Awards, for his performance in The Cooler. Other noteworthy film credits include The Departed, which grossed $289.8 million worldwide, Academy Award winning film The Aviator and the 2009 romantic comedy It’s Complicated, which grossed over $200 million worldwide.

Susan Sarandon: Susan Abigail Tomalin AKA Susan Sarandon is an American actress; she has a net worth of $50 million. Susan Sarandon has built her net worth from films and television since 1969, She has appeared in hits like Dead Man Walking, Thelma & Louise, and Stepmom. She was born in New York City, New York; she retained Sarandon as her stage name, after her divorce.

Michael Moore: Michael Moore is a controversial documentary filmmaker with a net worth of $50 million. Moore’s biggest three movies; Bowling For Columbine, Fahrenheit 911 and Capitalism A Love Story have earned over $300 million at the box office.

Fahrenheit 911 raked in $230 million in theaters and another $3 million in DVD sales. After the theaters take their traditional 50% cut, that leaves roughly $130 million. Take away marketing, production and distribution expenses and Moore is conservatively left with $80 million. Moore was able to secure a deal from Miramax which guaranteed him 27% of his film’s net revenues, or roughly $21.6 million. Michael also was entitled to 50% of the profits of Sicko which are estimated to be $17 million.

Moore is the author of several best selling books and received a $1 million advance for “Dude Where’s My Country” plus a generous percentage of the book sales.

Moore financed his first documentary Roger and Me by holding neighborhood bingo nights around his hometown of Flint Michigan. He eventually sold the documentary to Warner Brothers for $3 million.

Tim Robbins: Tim Robbins was born in California and has an estimated net worth of $45 million dollars. An actor, director, writer, and musician, Tim Robbins is also known for his work as an activist. He is most widely recognized for his roles in such films as “Bull Durham”, “The Shawshank Redemption”, “The Player”, and “Mystic River”, for which he won an Oscar.

Nancy Pelosi: Nancy Pelosi is an American politician, with the net worth of $35.5 million. Nancy Pelosi earned her net worth as a U.S. Representative from California’s 8th District and the current House Minority Leader. She was elected to the position of Speaker of the House in 2007, a post she held until 2011. This position made her the highest-ranking female politician in US history. Pelosi was born in Baltimore, Maryland on March 6th, 1940. From 2002 to 2003, she served as the House Minority Whip, and was House Minority Leader from 2003 to 2007. Pelosi is a member of the Democratic Party. She was elected as the Democratic Leader, by House Democrats, on November 17, 2010, making her the Minority Leader in the Republican-controlled House for the 112th Congress.

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Pelosi is of Italian-American descent. Her father, Thomas D’Alesandro Jr., was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Maryland, and a Mayor of Baltimore. Pelosi’s brother, Thomas D’Alesandro III., also a Democrat, was mayor of Baltimore from 1967 to 1971. He declined to run for a second term. She graduated from Trinity College in Washington DC, with a B.A. in political science. She married American businessman Paul Pelosi, who was the owner of the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League, in 1963. They have five children and eight grandchildren. The Pelosi’s currently reside in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. Nancy is very active in the Italian-American community, serving as a board member of the National Organization of Italian American Woman, as well as, serving for 13 years as a board member of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). The NIAF gave her a Special Achievement Award for Public Advocacy in 2007 and she continues to be involved in the foundation today. In addition to her political interests, Nancy and her husband also owned a large portfolio of San Francisco Bay Area real estate, as well as, a vineyard in St. Helena, California, which is valued between $5 million and $25 million.

So, what are the commonalities of these celebrities? They all used the capitalist system to get to where they are. Except Nancy Pelosi, who got her money by being in government. That should not be possible, to be elected to office and become a multi-millionare. Back when this country was founded, they only got a pittance in pay, because they weren't there very long, just long enough to legislate and then they went back to their jobs.

So, like I've always said, there is a difference between liberal and conservative successful people. Conservatives climb that ladder of success, and turn around and give a hand to those below them so they can climb up, too. Liberals on the other hand, climb the ladder of success, then kick the ladder down so no one else can climb up and threaten their success.