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Nikkei
I don't want to shame them into giving away their fortunes. I want them taxed. Not sure how it could work to tax someones income retroactively, but it's got to make up for the last 40 years.
Well man, I would sure put a whole heap of people before Sir Branson in that line. One particular chump comes immediately to mind.
And I believe I read somewhere an article about how Branson proudly pays his taxes and does not go near all the way he could in legal tax evasion and reduction. Thats both his various enterprises and himself personally...I trust you understand the difference before you bring up the taxes issue, it sounds from your post like maybe you do not.
As an aside, these are not necessarily "toys". Think for a second about the actual uses of near space access for medicine and world survival in the face of global climate change. Not to mention a million other things. This isn't some clown doing this because hes got nothing else to do. Yes there is the commercial oh-ah about selling tickets to "near space" but like Marcus Garvey taught, sometimes you have to make money to cover expenses if you want to get where you think you need to go.
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Did it ever occur to you that the increasing use of space travel will contribute to global warming? From the mining of materials to the burning of fuel, creation of space junk, etc. None of it is good for global warming or the environment in general, especially if it becomes more widely available.
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The discourse regarding Richard Branson is ridiculous. What he's involved in is an issue? There is so much going on every day to make what he's doing or has done with "going into space", whatever, so minute, that it's ridiculous.
And if those that are contriving up such a storm of judgement, why aren't you concerned with such everyday issues?
So fake. FAKE.
Are you saying we should not discuss his "going into space" when that's the subject of the thread? Maybe you missed the point, but he's planning on developing space tourism, not just a one take.
Why don't you create some threads about everyday issues like ignorance, intolerance, arrogance or aggression...maybe these topics are less fake to you?
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Good one, I agree with your post GasLightStreet, in the bigger scheme of things, it's not a big deal. I still feel it's a ridiculous project with little to gain and the resources used could be better applied elsewhere.
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dmay
Watched the Bezos show. Boys with toys. In Bezos case, expensive toys. Couldn't help but think that Bezos rocket, with the capsule on top, was rather phallic. Jeff's way of saying look at me, I'm the man?
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rbk
"Stop it with your crazy dreams about space, Bezos and Branson. We have social justice issues here on earth and that's where you should be spending the billions you have earned. Exploring is only ok when the government does it."
Hating people who reach for the stars is a hell of way to look at life. Imagine being so joyless.
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Watched the Bezos show. Boys with toys. In Bezos case, expensive toys. Couldn't help but think that Bezos rocket, with the capsule on top, was rather phallic. Jeff's way of saying look at me, I'm the man?
I thought that too about the shape. Seemed all together a bit smoother than Virgin's.
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Irix
Parody by Jon Stewart about the "billionaire's space race" - Video , [Twitter.com] :
Video from [www.DailyMail.co.uk]
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After all hilarious, is that what they call space? A mere 80 km up to the end of the mesosphere. And then 3 minutes of weightlessness? Wow! What a big noise about it. Today is not any longer the time for such stupid games.