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There is no need to normalize giving away money. You just do it.  Is she suggesting there is a stigma against giving away money? That's preposterous.  People give away money all the time- they are called philanthropists.  What would we do without Taylor to "normalize" the concept of philanthropy? The woman is a magalimaniac if she thinks that rich people need her "help" to understand the concept of giving money away.
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She is normalizing paying artists for what they are worth. There is a HUGE gap in the entertainment industry and the term starving artist is there for a reason. [/quote]

Okay.  However you realize that a lot of artists, even big acts, are struggling themselves because the record company fronts the costs and they have to pay the company back.

Also many artists only earn  literally pennies for each record sold or each download.  TLC and the Dixie Chicks both addressed this.  TLC members could not pay their rent and lived on Ramen noodles when they had the top selling multi platinum record. The Dixie Chicks gave an interview and stated they had Sony's number one selling record and none of them even had one million dollars to their name.

So normalizing the idea that pop stars have money sitting around to give everyone a 700k bonus is dishonest. Taylor has that money but most other artists do not. Even Michael Jackson went bankrupt. Many singers go bankrupt within  years of producing a top record. Two otyer examples are Carnie Wilson and MC Hammer.[/quote]

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