NOT Ghetto Mess:

onday, October 4th, 2004 ended a six-year dispute involving Sophia Stewart, the Wachowski Brothers, Joel Silver and Warner Brothers. Stewart’s allegations, involving copyright infringement and racketeering, were received and acknowledged by the Central District of California, Judge Margaret Morrow residing.

Stewart, a New Yorker who has resided in Salt Lake City for the past five years, will recover damages from the films, The Matrix I, II and III, as well as The Terminator and its sequels. She will soon receive one of the biggest payoffs in the history of Hollywood, as the gross receipts of both films and their sequels total over 2.5 billion dollars.

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but i’m sure there are better ways to spend her wealth…

BAD ATTITUDES: It ain’t just the money, honey.:
Over the last 50 years, we in the west have enjoyed unparalleled economic growth. We have better homes, cars, holidays, jobs, education and above all health. According to standard economic theory, this should have made us happier.

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yep, it isn’t really about the money. I’ll actually say that i think it is about ‘equality’ happiness is tied to virtue and virtue begets reward, unequal reward for equal virtue leads to unhappiness.