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The scoffers point to medieval monarchs who earned less (in real terms) than today's average American; nevertheless, by the standards of their contemporaries, they lived--literally--like kings.
But the movie is charming despite itself, and a pre-Titanic Leonardo DiCaprio earned an Oscar nomination for his convincing turn as Depp's mentally retarded brother.
Most of the nine or 10 men I interviewed at the shelter spoke of their experience in overtly moralistic terms: They talked about taking responsibility for themselves, for the money they earned, and even for the children whom they had fathered and then neglected.
NIPA personal income includes pension contributions by employers in the year income is earned, and benefits paid at retirement are not a component of NIPA income.
All these scenes have earned their place in the annals of inanity, but nothing in American Pie , Lake Placid , The Blair Witch Project , or Deep Blue Sea could rival an early scene in Eyes Wide Shut where a silver-haired Hungarian smoothie dancing with Nicole Kidman purrs into her ear, "I'm delighted to meet you, Alice.