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brooklynite

(94,954 posts) Mon Jul 12, 2021, 04:56 PM Jul 2021

Can I clarify a point about all the anti-Branson/Virgin Galactic rants? [View all]

I know we're all supposed to hate billionaires (the investors) but I thought it was okay to be a millionaire (the purported passengers). Have we changed our opinion?

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Can I clarify a point about all the anti-Branson/Virgin Galactic rants? [View all] brooklynite Jul 2021 OP

We must hate whomever Twitter tells us to hate. Loki Liesmith Jul 2021 #1

Isn't $400 K the new threshold, at least on annual income? Hoyt Jul 2021 #2

Don't know but I find it a colossal waste of resources bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 #3

Engineers and scientists develop these things. Happy Hoosier Jul 2021 #27

Interesting to see GOP tactics on this board. -misanthroptimist Jul 2021 #4

This Nictuku Jul 2021 #17

I don't hate Branson Prof. Toru Tanaka Jul 2021 #5

Me too, but I might be prejudiced frogmarch Jul 2021 #7

That's great! I am sure you are very proud. Prof. Toru Tanaka Jul 2021 #8

Yunno, this might die down on its own EYESORE 9001 Jul 2021 #6

This is the only proactive post I've made... brooklynite Jul 2021 #13

Ok, your rich, we know!! Nt USALiberal Jul 2021 #9

I really have a problem with billionaires that don't pay income tax... MLAA Jul 2021 #10

Well Branson is a brit so he wasn't going to be paying any US taxes anyway. EX500rider Jul 2021 #24

I was thinking of Bezos MLAA Jul 2021 #25

I don't think he pays taxes there either. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2021 #26

Screw the "bad" rich people. They know who they are. Baked Potato Jul 2021 #11

Personally I disliked the 4+ hour free infomercial whistler162 Jul 2021 #12

Last time I checked, you had a choice of other programming. brooklynite Jul 2021 #14

And that has what to do with whistler162 Jul 2021 #16

Nobody made you watch it. brooklynite Jul 2021 #18

No one is arguing as such... LanternWaste Jul 2021 #20

Millionaires are barely rich anymore, if at all Shermann Jul 2021 #15

You're looking for an informal consensus? Bless your heart. LanternWaste Jul 2021 #19

He once came out and spoke to me on a break while I was doing a crossword puzzle chowder66 Jul 2021 #21

Most non-execs are paid poorly... HipChick Jul 2021 #28

Branson/Virgin did design some ventilators last year. Hoyt Jul 2021 #22

Meh JanMichael Jul 2021 #23