The economics of envy and not-minding-yer-own-business

Ok ok i have been reading way lots news... and some shit blog was featured in the newspaper this week. Seriously - why do shit blogs get featured, and this one, which is like WAY the best doesn't? Okay, that's besides the point... the point is, that this newspaper was featuring blog comments on Oprah's new academy for girls in South Africa.
Apparently Oprah is putting in hella money to provide a world class, super duper academy, for 150 girls who have leadership potential. Like millions of dollars. so, miss blog commentator writes something along the lines of...
"Why can't Oprah spend a little less and actually help much more than 150 girls? And why only the girls in South Africa? There are deserving girls in America too... Surely she could have shared the money between both places."
Ok, miss thang... I have two words for you... HER MONEY.
Actually I have more words for you... basically, Oprah's made a stackload of cash. You haven't. Therefore, when Oprah wants to spend her money, she can choose to do so on a one-legged, overfed pig living in a ghetto in New Caledonia, for all you should care. Because it's HER MONEY, and she can do what she want. When you spend your money on an extra pack of smokes, or a double chocolate pie from Mr Happy Pie, then I assure you... Oprah will offer you the same courtesy of NOT COMMENTING.
Never mind the fact that it actually makes a whole lot of sense to invest in real talent in a country as well as spreading the margarine thinly over a whole bunch. Which a number of agencies already do. Where do I apply?

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