Bezos? remark about Amazon prompted a backlash over his vast wealth
?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!?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/20/science/bezos-amazon.html
?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!?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/20/science/bezos-amazon.html