With Obama saying he wants to tax the rich...why do so many actors vote for him?

Those actors don't fear Obama. They can still live nicely in the US but declare their income elsewhere as received there. They can use so many tax deductions that at the end of the day they have a poor person's income but still live the life of luxury. Their acting career is their business. A meal and party out on the town is entertaining clients. The car is the company car. Facials, personal trainers, spa visits, weekend getaways, all part of maintaining your body for your work, all essentials....... get it? It's cool to pretend you care but they hardly ever do. None of them would give up their life style to give all the money to the cause they support. Neither will Obama give up any of his money. Who'll end up paying is the middle class and below... as always! Nothing will change.

I think people are just scared. They are blaming the republicans for everything. Its just a mad dash to the extreme because many of the voters are just voting party and have not checked out the canidate.

I think most actors are voting for him for his stand on social issues- abortion, first amendment, so on. And, yes, as someone said as artists, actors get to deduct lots of things on their taxes as business expenses. BTW, I'm an American, and I don't need anyone to tell me what to think. Certainly no celebrity. I think by myself.

I believe that most American voters are smart enough to pay no attention to celebrity endorsements. At least I hope so.

Also I forgot to add most of Hollywood are not educated. Lots of them are high school drop out and live in "la-la land". I would not base any major decisions on them.

Well actually, yes, people of the U.S. do care what celebrites say, and whant to do the same as their idol. The reson celebrites endorse Obama is they know that this country is falling and might reach another great deppresion. And the other thing is if you have that much money as they do, you could afford a raise in taxes if you thought it was nessesary for the country to survive. They know if the crisis continues, people won't be able to pay and go and see that movie their in, or the concert Madonna might put on. And another thing, Madonna is a BIG person here in America, you should stop walking around saying shes worthless

Considering most actors or actresses make 20 million a film,plus endorcements on products,etc. whats a few million in taxes.look at ballplayers some get 54 million to throw a ball around,chase it,and do the same thing again.MADONNA'S going to hell so who cares what she say's.

Everyone knows that promises are made to be broken... especially in an election campaign. The rich will never be taxed. What amazes me is that people consider these celebrities as someone worth listening to. Come on, they have so many personal problems and issues that most of their expertise is in rehab and they have little knowledge of politics.

Of course we don't need anyone to tell us what to think! We need to do our homework - though at this late stage of the game if you have not done so, it is probably too late - and make an informed decision using our own hearts and minds. We know what we believe is the best for our country; it is our job to vote and let our voices be heard - not wait for someone else to tell us what to do. Most people are really afraid right now; our economy is not in the best of shape, many people have lost their life savings in the financial crisis. The cost of living is rising rapidly and our wages are not following suit. We are a nation that is at war and is also in a sense at war with ourselves - after all look at the polls to see how divided we are! Bring up politics to your friends and family and be ready for a violent discussion this election year! LOL. The actors have always been very high profile and try to sway the general public to their way of thinking, and so many people blame the Republican party and George Bush for all our nation's problems that they feel the only way to solve them is to elect a Democrat. Things will begin to level out - for better or worse - once the election is behind us.

Comparing McCain to Hitler? With all evidence pointing to OBAMA as the next fuehrer??? McCain is NOTHING like Hitler, and to make such a statement is just VILE The answer to your question, tho, is the RICH do not care about more taxes -- not the truly rich. They will still be plenty rich if Obama taxes them more. It is the small and medium companies and businesses, and the people with families in the lower end of Obama's "rich" scale, those making maybe $250,000 - $450,000 who are raising children. The companies will not be able to hire workers or expand their businesses, and the parents will have to cut back on some of the things they want to do for their children -- where they cut back, we will feel it with layoffs. This question reminds me of a question put to Arnold Schwarzenegger years ago -- I cannot remember when or what the situation, only that there was a significant drop in the stock market and Arnold was not yet Governor of CA. As the nation watched the markets drop by the minute, Arnold was asked how he felt, if he was upset because he must have just lost millions in the last hour. Arnold's answer was that no, he really would not even NOTICE that loss. It meant nothing to him because his wealth was so high. People with that much money are voting for Obama on the "change" platform, not caring about their taxes. It is the people that you aren't hearing from who will be hurt by the higher taxes during a time of recession. And the people below them -- you and me -- are going to feel it the most.

I would think its because sometimes people care more for the country than they do for themselves. A lot of performers, actors, musicians, etc come into money very suddenly, therefore aren't always out of touch with the less fortunate. This is probably why they are more concerned with developing programs to help people less fortunate, and donating their voices to the cause.

There is a huge difference with being millionaire rich and just having 250,000 dollars. The millionaires are so rich, it is no big deal to them to pay taxes.

I think that people have it all twisted. Obama is not trying to necessarily take money from the rich--he wants to establish a system whereby those who make less pay less taxes and those who make more pay more taxes. It's only fair. How do you expect to earn more money than the average Joe and pay less than or the same as someone in the lower or middle class? Also, in terms of actors wanting to vote for Obama, it is not just about the money it's about principles and who is the best person to run this country. Obama is about positive change for this nation and he would make a great president. Maybe comparing McCain to Hitler is a stretch but we need to support the majority of people's needs in this country and save the economy and giving the rich a tax break will not do it.

It's probably because these movie stars know that there are things in life that are more important then money like making some changes in our government for the better. I don't know a whole lot about Madonna but I'm thinking her story is a rags to riches one and hers wasn't an easy climb to the top. She is very talented and entertaining so I think that in itself would make what you say false.

obama may say that he will tax the rich but what the actors know and are quite sure is that he is a politician and always politicians are really good in giving speeches and never keep up their promises...