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Hollywood asking for a govt bailout
« on: October 01, 2020, 05:41:25 PM »
How about no
I think just like with the NFL, NBA, etc... people have learned the they can live without them just fine

COVID-19 Bailout for Movie Theaters? Hollywood Calls for Government Help
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/techland/covid-19-bailout-movie-theaters-hollywood-calls-government-help-169942
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Re: Hollywood asking for a govt bailout
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2020, 05:52:28 PM »
How about no
I think just like with the NFL, NBA, etc... people have learned the they can live without them just fine

COVID-19 Bailout for Movie Theaters? Hollywood Calls for Government Help
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/techland/covid-19-bailout-movie-theaters-hollywood-calls-government-help-169942

How about the actors, producers, etc. take less money and pass on the difference to help out the little people? They keep telling all of us we are in this together and need to do more don’t they.

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Re: Hollywood asking for a govt bailout
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2020, 06:38:39 PM »
How about the actors, producers, etc. take less money and pass on the difference to help out the little people? They keep telling all of us we are in this together and need to do more don’t they.

Yup. Perfect opportunity for sanctimonious Hollywood multi-millionaires, some close to billionaires, to show it takes a village. Pay the salaries of all the background people there for a year instead of taking tax dollars from working people, you jackasses.
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Re: Hollywood asking for a govt bailout
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2020, 06:40:49 PM »
*expletive deleted*ck 'em and feed 'em fish bones.
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Re: Hollywood asking for a govt bailout
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2020, 06:41:11 PM »
I believe you refer to that as "the top 1% of earners paying their fair share".

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Re: Hollywood asking for a govt bailout
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2020, 06:44:33 PM »
*expletive deleted*ck 'em and feed 'em to the fishes bones.

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Re: Hollywood asking for a govt bailout
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2020, 07:52:13 PM »
So charging so much that a ticket plus snacks costs about $30 per person wasn't enough for them to put some money away?
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Re: Hollywood asking for a govt bailout
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2020, 08:15:02 PM »
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Re: Hollywood asking for a govt bailout
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2020, 08:18:09 PM »
Where did that link for gummy dicks go?  Might be useful now.
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Re: Hollywood asking for a govt bailout
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2020, 08:18:42 PM »
I'm glad to see my decade long boycott of them is finally having an impact  :laugh:
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Re: Hollywood asking for a govt bailout
« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2020, 08:20:40 PM »
A plan is just a list of things that doesn't happen.
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Re: Hollywood asking for a govt bailout
« Reply #11 on: October 01, 2020, 08:28:08 PM »
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Good man.  You don't have Alyssa Milano's address per chance?  Or maybe the least funny comedian on the planet (Jim Carey)  >:D
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Re: Hollywood asking for a govt bailout
« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2020, 10:51:29 AM »
I'm glad to see my decade long boycott of them is finally having an impact  :laugh:

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Re: Hollywood asking for a govt bailout
« Reply #13 on: October 02, 2020, 05:34:39 PM »
Where did that link for gummy dicks go?  Might be useful now.

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Re: Hollywood asking for a govt bailout
« Reply #14 on: October 02, 2020, 06:39:23 PM »
I'm glad to see my decade long boycott of them is finally having an impact  :laugh:

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Re: Hollywood asking for a govt bailout
« Reply #15 on: October 02, 2020, 08:27:28 PM »
From what I heard, they are trying to get a bailout from the Feds.  It wasn't the Feds that shut you down.  They should be talking to Gavin Newsom.

Hollywood isn't helping either as they postponed release of a bunch of movies to 2021 to avoid taking a loss. 
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