Mike Thompson: Taylor Swift's generosity

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August 3, 2023 at 10:30PM

As if you needed another reason to admire Taylor Swift, she recently gave large bonuses to her Eras Tour staff who've been the backbone of her extremely popular — and profitable — tour.

Swift has been a one-person cultural sensation, helping to popularize everything from friendship bracelets to that ubiquitous heart shape you make with your hands that's all over TikTok.

Even if you're not a fan of her music, you gotta applaud Swift's intelligence, success, work ethic and generosity.

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