From groceries and streaming subscriptions to web servers and Alexa, Amazon has become one of the most powerful economic forces in the world. And after Jeff Bezos returned from his brief flight to space on Tuesday in a rocket built by his private space company, Blue Origin, he made remarks that drew attention to the vast wealth the company had created for him.
“I also want to thank every Amazon employee and every Amazon customer because you guys paid for all of this,” Mr. Bezos said during a news conference after his spaceflight.
Mr. Bezos’ comment prompted swift critical reactions, including from a member of the House of Representatives who serves on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee.
“Space travel isn’t a tax-free holiday for the wealthy,” said Representative Earl Blumenauer, Democrat of Oregon. “We pay taxes on plane tickets. Billionaires flying into space — producing no scientific value — should do the same, and then some!”
DeathKnightWhoSaysNi on July 21st, 2021 at 11:02 UTC »
Well, don’t worry, the backlash will go nowhere and have zero effect.
junkninja on July 21st, 2021 at 10:31 UTC »
He just laughed and put his cigar out on your face.
fa1afel on July 21st, 2021 at 04:23 UTC »
I was expecting this to be paraphrased in a way that puts him in a bad light, but...
Bruh.
Edit: yes yes, it’s not wrong. It’s just an extraordinarily tactless way of saying what he seems to have meant to say, which was “thank you to everyone who made this possible.”