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What are they burning exactly, other than fuel? The money isn't disappearing, it's going to people feeding their families and creating research valuable to hum
by scrollaway 5y ago
What are they burning exactly, other than fuel?
The money isn't disappearing, it's going to people feeding their families and creating research valuable to humanity as a whole.
So, exactly, what the fuck is Bad about this?
- rbanffy 5y agoMost of the money will go into Branson's pockets. A vanishingly small fraction of that will feed people's families.
- scrollaway 5y agoSo, are they burning money or making money then, what is it? There's no argument, no logic, just people seeing "Hm, billionaire, things I can't do, must be bad" Even in the least charitable readings, this sort of venture is so immeasurably better than the the myriad other ridiculous things billionaires do Just Because They Can.
- rbanffy 5y agoYour reasoning seems a bit flawed. If most of the money they skim off a business like this would be going back into the economy - if the owner of the company spent the money they accrue, would they still be billionaires? There's an upper limit on how much you can spend. You can own a dozen private jets, a dozen castles, but you can't be on more than one at any given time. And, by not being on any given one for longer than a couple months every year, you can pretty much avoid paying taxes anywhere.