On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:34:40 +0100, Eeyore
wrote:



John Larkin wrote:

On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:16:04 -0500, John Fields
wrote:

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

How much money did John Lennon make writing and singing stuff like
this?

Is that relevant ?


How much of it did he give away?

I believe he did donate to a number of causes actually.


Reminds me of other noble egalitarians, like Cat Stevens and Bob Dylan
and Barbara Streisand.

They sing this stuff because they make a huge amount of money doing
it.

And you build electronics for charity alone ? Yes I know you do contribute
to worthy causes.

Graham

I build electronics because that's what I'm good at and that's what I
like to do. I do not try to convince millions of people to give me
money because they think I'm something that I'm not. Nor do I try to
foster their discontent.

And I'm certain that I give away a far larger fraction of my income
that any of the named entertainers do or did.

Getting rich off of selling socialism is pretty weird.

John