by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
As I write this, Jeff Bezos, the world's richest human, is rocketing beyond the Earth's atmosphere and entering "outer space." Bezos and his younger brother Mark, and an 82-year-old female veteran of the US space program who never before actually got to fly into space - as well as an eighteen-year-old rich kid from the Netherlands whose daddy bought him a ticket, are all flying off into the wild blue yonder and beyond in what is undoubtedly a joyride for the ages.
It's absolutely amazing what American ingenuity and a buttload of money can accomplish. Bezos and his "crew" are flying aboard a vessel dubbed the "New Shepard," named in honor of US astronaut Alan B. Shepard, which is part of the "Blue Origins" space flight company which Bezos owns and eventually hopes to turn into a business of shuttling tourists into space.
But that's all in the future. Today's flight is all about Jeff Bezos and making sure that the world acknowledges and appreciates the fact that he is wealthy beyond belief, and that his wealth is so great that he can compete with governments in the field of space travel.
Bezos is rich, damned rich, and he is very different from you and me. While we, the little people, pay our taxes and worry about the health and welfare of one another, Bezos keeps his money and uses it for his own glory.
Fly away, Bezos, just fly away. And if you do decide to do us the honor of coming back from space, pay your damn taxes so the rest of us can have a few nice things, too - like food, shelter, healthcare, and basic economic security. Quit being a freeloader!
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