I watched a video on the Web the other day in which it was stated that one billion people on this planet make a dollar a day.  That same video also said that even more make less in a year than the cost of a laptop.

I don’t know how true those statements are, but if they are it sure seems sad especially when compared to Forbes’ seventh annual list of top-earning dead celebrities.

Do you know that Elvis, who died 30 years ago, made $49 million to top the list and that John Lennon, who died in December of 1980, was second with $44 million. By the way, Elvis has topped the list six of the seven years that Forbes has published it. The only year he didn’t wn was in 2006 when Kurt Cobain brought in $50 million, 8 million more that Elvis.

The top 13 dead-celebrities grossed $232 combined this past year. The remainder of the list in order are Charles Schulz, George Harrison, Albert Einstein, Andy Warhol, Dr. Suess (Theodor Giesel), Tupac Shakur, Marilyn Monroe, Steve McQueen, James Brown, Bob Marley and James Dean.

I not one of those people who believes that someone needs to take charge and redistribute the wealth, but it is amazing how much some celebrities are make long after they died.

The list is located at http://www.forbes.com/lists/