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Billionaire Boys Club: Who is Mikhail Prokhorov?
Although he only garnered less than 8% of the popular vote in the 2012 Russian Presidential Election held on March 4th, don’t feel bad for Mikhail Prokhorov. He has a pretty good fallback as he happens to be Russia’s third wealthiest person and along with Jay-Z, owns the New Jersey Nets.
99 Problems and a Tax ain’t one
President Barack Obama seems to have the support of one hip-hop legend when it comes to raising taxes on the rich: Jay-Z.
Shawn Carter — the multiple Grammy Award-winning rapper and producer better known for his stage name — said in an interview Friday that he personally isn’t bothered by the idea of paying more taxes.
“I wouldn’t mind paying more taxes if it went to the things that really mattered. If it went to education, people [in] poverty and if it went to the right things,” Jay-Z, whose net worth has been estimated near a half billion dollars, said on CNN. “It should be clearly defined … where all the money’s being allocated. Because you can understand paying so much for taxes and then things not improving, you’re like, where’s everything going to?”
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Jockin’ Jay-Z: The rapper and business mogul opens up about his new book, President Obama and success.
