Really? We all collect checks from the government? If we do, then I'm pissed because I haven't seen one of these checks. In fact, I make just enough money to NOT get anything from the government. That means I don't make enough to be wealthy or comfortable. I literally make just enough not to qualify. That's fine though. I want people to have a good life, so I I'm down for others collecting checks from the government if they need it.
I think that conservatives think that supporting a program means you're going to sign up or game the system for it. For example, food stamps. I'm down for food stamps. That doesn't mean I'm going to sign up for it. It means that I'm aware that there are people who need it. Honestly, when is the last time you met and hung out with a poor person? They're just like you except they don't have money. Help them out.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.