To date Bezos spent $5.8B to get into space. Branson spent $1B. Musk around $2.9B. That’s $9.7B pumped into the economy buying the talent and material necessary to explore privatization of space travel. Whatever they charged for “a ride” simply offset the costs. Makes our pissant government infrastructure and transportation bill look pretty paltry in comparison.
SpaceX has launched over 100 orbital missions, one of which was a tourist flight. Comparing SpaceX to the purely ego-driven trips by Bezo and Branson is pathetic.
Why is it always either “Do this thing” or else “Do that thing” ?When in most every case it should be why aren’t we doing this and that, or all of the “Things” that we need to do to accomplish the goals?This walking and chewing gum concept seems to be lost on everyone.
The 11 billion the billionaire Amigos (Billionairigoes, Astrobosses,..?) spent on these missions is chump change to them and could easily be spent again the next day by them without blinking an eye. Together they donate billions more than that to charity.
The un-taxed and under taxed multi-billionaires, multi-millionaires and multinational corporations could actually be fairly taxed and those many billions or trillions of dollars could be used to give just basic aid to feed, house, and cloth millions of people.
For some reason people seem to think that only the Zero sum game is the way things have to work.
Someone doesn’t have to lose for something Good to happen!
Walking, chewing gum, talking and good governance? What a concept!
dkolsen1125 Premium Member over 2 years ago
To date Bezos spent $5.8B to get into space. Branson spent $1B. Musk around $2.9B. That’s $9.7B pumped into the economy buying the talent and material necessary to explore privatization of space travel. Whatever they charged for “a ride” simply offset the costs. Makes our pissant government infrastructure and transportation bill look pretty paltry in comparison.
david_42 over 2 years ago
SpaceX has launched over 100 orbital missions, one of which was a tourist flight. Comparing SpaceX to the purely ego-driven trips by Bezo and Branson is pathetic.
Terdarian over 2 years ago
Why is it always either “Do this thing” or else “Do that thing” ?When in most every case it should be why aren’t we doing this and that, or all of the “Things” that we need to do to accomplish the goals?This walking and chewing gum concept seems to be lost on everyone.
The 11 billion the billionaire Amigos (Billionairigoes, Astrobosses,..?) spent on these missions is chump change to them and could easily be spent again the next day by them without blinking an eye. Together they donate billions more than that to charity.
The un-taxed and under taxed multi-billionaires, multi-millionaires and multinational corporations could actually be fairly taxed and those many billions or trillions of dollars could be used to give just basic aid to feed, house, and cloth millions of people.
For some reason people seem to think that only the Zero sum game is the way things have to work.
Someone doesn’t have to lose for something Good to happen!
Walking, chewing gum, talking and good governance? What a concept!