The most pretenious statement of the year
So you may or may not know that famed former MLB star Jose Canseco's 2.5 million (that’s right million) dollar home is being foreclosed on. Now this in itself while on the surface shocking that a millionaires home is being foreclosed, is not really all that news worthy. He basically stopped paying his mortgage because in his words "it wasn't worth it." Thousands of homeowners have done this as debt on their home has substantially outgrown its now deflated (in all actuality 'real') value. To me, his celebrity makes that move no more news worthy than my neighbor being foreclosed for the same reason, and actually less so because unlike many average Americans he certainly is in no real danger of going homeless. If one stops making house payments then obviously the bank will foreclose. What is news worthy however is the downtrodden way in which Canseco described his financial situation:
"You know my life, this financial thing, is a very complicated issue. Obviously, when you make all that money, people think [you're set], `OK, let's assume it is $35 million.' People have to understand that $35 million, you're paying the government 41 percent. That leaves you with about $17 or $18 million, not even. Then you're taking care of your whole family."
*Gosh, life must be hard with a meager $18 million to live off of, jeez i think i'm getting teary just thinking about how he may have to down grade his Mercedes or, travesty of travesties, sell it *gasp.*
You have got to be fucking kidding me, this man is whining because he only has $18 million to cover his expenses. If your life is that fucking difficult with that much money you need to invest in a financial planner because obviously your investment decisions, or lack thereof, are not sound. Not to say money solves everything but don't whine about how hard it is being a millionaire to the vast majority of people who will never even see that much money at one time in their entire lives. And to add insult to injury i don't think he’s following in the footsteps of MC Hammer either since he has two expose-type books coming out and is trying to get a movie produced. *Man it just gets so hard for the rich and famous sometimes.* I wish i lived a life were i could gripe about how few millions i had to live off of. I think the King of Saudi Arabia, the Sam Walton children, and Bill Gates may be mailing out sympathy cards as i type but from the rest of us- planet earth calling Canseco- get. the. fuck. over. it.
What next, will we hear how Bill Gates *only* has a couple of billion in stock options, an unfathomable salary, and a fat ass pension to live off of. I can picture it now " You don't understand how hard it is, after taxes i've only got $12 billion to support my entire family. I know that seems like a lot but do you realize how much maintenance is on a 250,000 square foot mansion?"
All my empathy for Canseco on his financial problems boils down to three letters- S.F.W.