Professor Elam

Thursday Oct 7 2021

Negative mood results in exclusionary behavior, has anyone noticed this among some of our most wealthy individuals

John Paulson is divorcing his wife of yes a socio moment, 21 years, an anniversary tied to the March 2000 stock market high. It may be the most expensive divorce of all times.John is 65. current wife Jenny is  50 and the new girl friend is 33

Bill and Melinda Gates are spending their fortune on lawyers.

Here in San Antonio prominent developer Graham Weston is divorcing. Injury attorney Thomas Henry is squabbling with his common law wife over whether they are actually married.

Brad Pitt and Angelina are selling assets during their divorce, she just sold her $164 M French estate.

Larger than life projects are hatched at the top of stock markets.  Right on time we have the  $500 M Spurs deal in NW San Antonio as well as

the big bore tunnel from the airport to downtown, ten miles, I cannot imagine what the ticket price would have to be to ever retire the debt.

Meanwhile the symphony musicians are on strike. The symphony had a mere $2 M deficit in it last pre covid year. How can the city and county answer the Spurs call for money, now 10% owned by bilionaire Mike Dell, and ignore the symphony over really small apotatoes money wise?