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re: Rand Paul calling out a ten billion dollar bailout for Jeff Bezos
Posted on 5/26/21 at 8:46 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Posted on 5/26/21 at 8:46 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
When Bernie and Rand are united in opposition against you then we all should listen.
But if I were to play Devil’s Advocate and we’re cutting NASA’s budget to incentivize space flight to the private sector, it is in our collective, longterm, national best interest for there to be healthy competition between SpaceX, Blue Origin, and the Lockheed partnership to develop the best, most efficient and most reliable spaceflight delivery systems possible. A lack of competition early on could lead to complacency and a subpar product. Even if it means giving one of them a $10 billion pat in the arse every now and then to catch up to the rest
But if I were to play Devil’s Advocate and we’re cutting NASA’s budget to incentivize space flight to the private sector, it is in our collective, longterm, national best interest for there to be healthy competition between SpaceX, Blue Origin, and the Lockheed partnership to develop the best, most efficient and most reliable spaceflight delivery systems possible. A lack of competition early on could lead to complacency and a subpar product. Even if it means giving one of them a $10 billion pat in the arse every now and then to catch up to the rest
This post was edited on 5/26/21 at 8:59 pm
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Posted on 5/26/21 at 8:58 pm to Muthsera
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GOPers will be here any second to tell you Bezos is a job creator and any tax cut is good; crony capitalism is still capitalism; lol poor, etc, etc
Bezos is a giant POS and can GSHDIAB, but I don’t wish increased taxes on my worst enemy.
If I found out that Hillary managed to legally not pay a cent in taxes, I’d applaud her, not be mad.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:11 pm to Hangover Haven
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He needs to pay for that new yacht...
If you can't afford it, don't buy it.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:15 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Why give anybody else a dime when Space-X is essentially the new NASA?
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:17 pm to Muthsera
Nice try cum guzzler
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:34 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
OG Rand Paul. A Republican who opposed billionaire bailouts before it was cool
He’d have a great shot at the presidency were he not the size of a late-maturing 12 year old. It’s a shame because he’d make a great one
He’d have a great shot at the presidency were he not the size of a late-maturing 12 year old. It’s a shame because he’d make a great one
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:47 pm to Pecker
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OG Rand Paul. A Republican who opposed billionaire bailouts before it was cool
He’d have a great shot at the presidency were he not the size of a late-maturing 12 year old. It’s a shame because he’d make a great one
I would have voted for him in 2016 but he dropped out after Iowa. Would vote for him again any time.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:49 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
This country is evil. The government is irreparably evil.
The first step to correcting that is getting over your knee-jerk patriotism.
It's all past-tense.
The first step to correcting that is getting over your knee-jerk patriotism.
It's all past-tense.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:51 pm to Numberwang
be more melodramatic This post was edited on 5/26/21 at 10:52 pm
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:56 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
I thought liberals hated rich people.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 11:20 pm to Muthsera
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crony capitalism is still capitalism
I don’t think I’ve ever seen crony capitalism defended here or anywhere. Unless it’s liberals wanting subsidies for “green” energy.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 11:25 pm to David_DJS
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David_DJS
You just showed your true colors.
I didn't know you were a lowlife Democrat.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 11:31 pm to boosiebadazz
quote:
But if I were to play Devil’s Advocate and we’re cutting NASA’s budget to incentivize space flight to the private sector, it is in our collective, longterm, national best interest for there to be healthy competition between SpaceX, Blue Origin, and the Lockheed partnership to develop the best, most efficient and most reliable spaceflight delivery systems possible. A lack of competition early on could lead to complacency and a subpar product. Even if it means giving one of them a $10 billion pat in the arse every now and then to catch up to the rest
No because that is one of the reasons NASA sucked in the end.
If we award them for nothing, they will continue to create a subpar product.
Blue Origin wants $10 billion?
Create a great product and beat out SpaceX
Posted on 5/26/21 at 11:42 pm to rstamp1
That may be the first time I have ever liked a Bernie anything (Tweet, post, comment etc.)
Posted on 5/27/21 at 1:06 am to 93and99
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You just showed your true colors.
I didn't know you were a lowlife Democrat
I’m more conservative than you are, but I’m not retarded. And simping for the likes of Bezos is retarded.
Posted on 5/27/21 at 1:08 am to David_DJS
But it could buy him a boat, and a yeti 110
Posted on 5/27/21 at 3:08 am to David_DJS
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I’m more conservative than you are, but I’m not retarded. And simping for the likes of Bezos is retarded.
Point me to your negative comments about foreign aid, welfare, food stamps, Section 8 housing, 47% not paying Federal Income Taxes, border jumpers costing us in excess of $100 billion a year and all of the other handouts that my tax money goes to and I will apologize.
I hate ALL handouts.
But lately on this board, "Republicans" have been bitching and complaining a lot about CEO's, corporations and wealthy people.
That's what Democrats do.
Again, no one should get a handout, including Bezos, farmers, Amtrak, Wall St, Detroit, banks and the things I listed above,
I was shocked when I read what you wrote because there are only about 10 of us on this board who are real conservatives and I thought you were one of them.
This post was edited on 5/27/21 at 3:10 am
Posted on 5/27/21 at 5:02 am to David_DJS
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There are loads on the Right that will argue until they're blue in the face against (finally) taxing Bezos. In their role as useful idiot for the uber-wealthy, they'll argue that if you're not a fan of welfare for billionaires or wealth transfers up the food chain, you're just jealous.
Bezos should pay millions if not billions in taxes. He games the crap out of the system. But it not Bezos we should be targeting, he’s only doing what a smart businessman should be doing. The target is DC and all the politicians that are getting rich writing policies that allow people like Bezos and Gates and others to manipulate the system the way they do. If you change you have to correct the source not the result.
Posted on 5/27/21 at 5:29 am to Muthsera
quote:He is. But not on lost contracts. Those are not job creators. In business you take risks. Everybody doesn't get a trophy. The better the business man/entrepreneur the more often risks pay off.
GOPers will be here any second to tell you Bezos is a job creator
Awarding failure in this instance is nonsense.
Posted on 5/27/21 at 5:44 am to 93and99
quote:
But lately on this board, "Republicans" have been bitching and complaining a lot about CEO's, corporations and wealthy people.
That's what Democrats do.
GOP, Inc., baby!
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