t19, if I was paying the those rock stars (or for that matter pro athletes) it would be for their day job efforts , then if they wanted to perform in the evenings for the free joy of it, I would allow them to do so!
Helping a neighbour out of an unforseen difficulty seems like a good thing to do, but if his calamity is that he has bred himself out of a place at the table then my giving becomes somewhat conditional. treating symptoms is deferral not problem solving.
Even if global warming was a fizzle, the looming collision between population growth and key resource depletion just about guarantees warfare.
Consider what conditions are in Haiti and the reality gets a lot closer to home. Without expending ever more and more in national defense, even the haves reach a point where they cannot keep the hords from making their lives unpleasant.
NIMBY! wanna bet? Lol!