Wednesday, July 28, 2010

What percent of the World's Pornography is made in the United States of America?

What percent of the World's Pornography is made in the United States of America?
so I will assume porno is legal. I am going to produce my own movies using cuban prostitutes and mexican macho men, and sell them in USA, to make money and participate in capitalism. Is that legal or illegal?
Law & Ethics - 2 Answers
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Ah, prostitution and pornography... the true fall of Communism.
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Only about 32% is actually produced in the USA, most is produced in places like Amsterdam, Greece and surprisingly Mexico. Some states in the US prohibit the production of pornography so you may end up in Prison, but don't worry they make PORN in prison also.



Wednesday, July 14, 2010

How does a professional sitarist make money in united states with music?

How does a professional sitarist make money in united states with music?
Before you answer this I want you to know that I am an American, I was born in Colorado. So don't say something stupid like "Go Home" my home is Portland Oregon, home of the emo, deal with it! I am a professional sitarist, and I live in Portland Oregon, and I am interested in finding out ways that someone who's mastered the art of sitar can make money playing it in the united states. Ways I have earned money in the past, here's how: I have played live in bars for tips, when I had lots of people in the bar, I took home decent pocket money. I have played private parties, often times I'd been tricked, or ripped off at parties, but got free food and interesting company.Sometimes if I waited beyond the time the busses ran, I'd get enough money to pay for a taxi home. I have sold cds while playing music on the streets, I generally don't make much money playing on the streets, but occasionally someone rushing by asks how much the cd is, I give them a price, sometimes they buy sometimes not. I have worked for indian business men, playing sitar in their homes, very respectful, pay really good, and appreciate it's fine work and mastery, however those seem like once in a lifetime in America. I have worked in yoga studios, and that felt more like minimum wage job being paid to distract rich yuppies from their mundane existence. I played more extended shows and got paid less than I would just making cheeseburgers in that time. Worked in indie films, I did great work recording with the music directors notes, and before I got paid the indie film maker killed himself... that's happened twice since I lived out here in Portand, and sadly the recordings were lost. This city has a tendency to be way too emo. So what is there next to turn to? What's the next step? Should I just leave the city and go somewhere in india, or is there really hope for a really good sitar player in the country of USA? P.S. I am for hire in case you have a contract you want recordings of sitar to be done for.
R&B & Soul - 2 Answers
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First of all, sitar music is pretty sweet. and i think you should try and advertise more maybe, like put videos on youtube.com, etc. Eventually someone will notice you. hopefully :)
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He waits tables or drives a taxicab, naturally.




Wednesday, July 7, 2010

The president of Mexico said the United States is making money off of the violence in Mexico, do you agree?

The president of Mexico said the United States is making money off of the violence in Mexico, do you agree?
Felipe Calderon says that the United States is making money off of the distribution of illegal arms into Mexico. He also stated that he has seen the U.S. help create conflict in a small country in Africa just to make money off of weapons sales. America sounds pretty evil.
Government - 4 Answers
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First of all we are not evil.. second, I honestly didn't hear anything about this. and third.. where did you get this information?
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Yeah, right, our govt is involved in gun smuggling...NOT. Many arms are acquired in burglary and home invasions, especially in Phoenix Az. Some are purchased using stolen ids to acquire a drivers license and a legal Identity.
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Mexico is probably talking sh*t behind our backs, because they are still mad that they lost the Mexican-U.S. War in the 1840's and took the Southwest, GET OVER IT MEXICO AND YOU LA RAZA SCUMBAGS!!!!
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I am from the north part of Mexico and I highly disagree. Yes we have A LOT of insecurity right now in my hometown but I don't think so cause they said before that Obama was gonna send American soldiers to come to Mexico and try to stop all this chaos and if they stop it there won't be no more distribution of illegal arms into Mexico which won't be helpful for the U.S if they actually do get money so the answer is NO. And to 万歳, YES we are actually talking crap behind your back, and no we are not mad. It was Mexico's president fault (which was pretty stupid) and maybe we DON'T wanna get over it.. do you have a problem? Hope not, cause if you do, SOLVE IT! And no, we are not scumbags okay. Some americans are just really stupid. (Im talking about you 万歳dumbass) And your country is just rude. That Arizona law is full shit. It doesn't make sense at all!



Thursday, July 1, 2010

How much money does the United States make from tourism annually?

How much money does the United States make from tourism annually?
How many billions of dollars does the U.S. make from the tourism industry? I read that Switzerland makes 1.5 billion and wondered how America compared, but couldn't find a statistic anywhere.
Economics - 2 Answers
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USA makes about $75billion + a year. Domestic tourism is separate. Some information that may help: Figures are to be read as foloows. Sr. No., Country Name, Income from foreign tourists in 2002, 2003 and 2004 Rank (2004) Nation Billions of USD (2002) Billions of USD (2003) Change (2003/2002) Billions of USD (2004) Change (2004/2003) 1 United States 66.7 64.5 -3.3% 74.5 15.5% 2 Spain 33.8 41.8 23.6% 45.2 8.1% 3 France 32.7 37.0 13.1% 40.8 10.3% 4 Italy 26.9 31.2 16.2% 35.7 14.4% 5 Germany 19.0 23.0 21.2% 27.7 20.4% 6 United Kingdom 20.5 22.8 10.7% 27.3 19.7% 7 China 20.4 17.4 -14.6% 25.7 47.7% 8 Turkey 11.9 13.2 10.9% 15.9 20.5% 9 Austria 11.2 14.1 25.2% 15.4 9.2% 10 Australia 10.3 12 11.7% 13.0 16.1%
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To: bds'n Very good answer. Though the amount spent by foreign tourists in the US is higher than any other country, it could be a lot higher which would help with our balance of payments problems and increase the value of the dollar. Most of the international tourists coming to the US are from Canada and Mexico. Customs and immigration does not make it easy for nationals of many countries to visit the US especially since 9/11.