How Much Land Do Rich People Use Up?
31st March 2013
Steve Sailer spanks the Washington Post.
I’ve spent most of my life living in Los Angeles and Chicago between really rich people on one side and poor people on the other. One thing I’ve noticed is that the rich don’t really take up all that much room.
When I go for a hike in the Hollywood Hills, for instance, I often walk by an imposing gated estate that other hikers assert is owned by some major movie star: Will Ferrell is the most popular claim. But it looks like about 4 to 8 acres, most of that steep hillside.
Last year I taking out the trash when I heard a whoop-whoop-whoop from overhead. I looked up and there was the Marine Corps One helicopter carrying the President to his fundraiser at George Clooney’s house, around the corner from the supposed Will Ferrell manor. To be precise, Obama’s helicopter was on its way to an airport to land, from which Obama’s motorcade would wind up into the canyon. Clooney’s house is 7,354 square feet and his estate is 3.16 acres, and apparently doesn’t have a big enough lawn to safely land a large helicopter upon.
I’m trying, but I’m having a hard time feeling really oppressed by the fact that George Clooney’s house is about as big as my yard. That doesn’t strike me as unreasonable.