@astro_alexandra That’s the thing, SpaceX is really good at rockets, I might argue, the best at it, and that’s why it makes more sense to have them replace SLS, with a combination of Falcon Heavy and Starship, then use the money saved to have those who are great at telescopes build a huge one.
@prolibshow @JoJoFromJerz If you take away billionaires, the money doesn’t just go to the people, it disappears, along with lots of money held by non-billionaires, because at that point you have Communism, where no one is rich, no one has excess, except the political leaders.
@JoJoFromJerz How’s she going to do that?
Just curious because she’ll most likely have the same powers as Biden, if elected. Does that mean Biden could do it too, but doesn’t want to?
Or is this going to end up being another “As soon as you give us a Supermajority, then we can do it!”.😒
@DC_Draino That would effectively be the largest tax increase on elderly and disabled Americans ever, since they mostly don’t pay income taxes. So a 100% disabled military veteran would go from getting an untaxed disability payment, to 30%+ jump in the price of everything they buy.
@elonmusk It’s like if a local retail store paid Amazon to deliver their products to its customers. You’re basically hiring your competitor that’s putting you out of business… 😬
I know we want competition, but SpaceX has the tech and volume that’s hard to overcome for anyone.
@BladeoftheS Then would you support police officers striking to end sanctuary cities?
By allowing violent criminals to not be arrested, it puts their lives at risk, making their job more dangerous, so clearly a worthy cause. Maybe firefighters will join in solidarity.
@BiologyCarly My daughter started wearing my jacket I haven’t used in forever and pulls a wad of wedding reception “thank you” cards I never mailed out. We just celebrated our 15th anniversary.🤣
Of course the first thing she does is tell mom.😒
At least they weren’t from my 1st marriage.🤷🏻♂️
@JeffAndDonkeys I know, it was way better back in 1965, when we had actual Nazis just run the Space Program and the politicians didn’t have any convictions… mainly because they could drive off a bridge drunk, leave someone to die, and not even get a ticket.😉
@MundtZoe@LupELupEL@BladeoftheS The problem is that many see any business owner as the bourgeoisie, even when many are there working right beside their employees, often making less that they do when you look at the hours put in.
They turn it into us vs them, and push away those who could help solve the issues.
@mcuban Well, at the end of the day not all tariffs are bad… but it’s not like this cost doesn’t carry over to the consumer.
Where tariffs are effective, is when it raises the end cost of an item, making a US made product more costs competitive. We, the consumers, do pay more though.
@niccruzpatane Sometimes your calibers get cold in the winter time and these act as a nice warm blanket to hold that heat in and keep that chill away. That’s good, right?😆
@historyinmemes What they don’t show you is the loser is then executed, squid game style, by whatever they lost with.
This poor girl was killed with scissors. It’s also why very few choose to play paper, can you imagine the slow death you’d have from paper cuts?🥺
@rookisaacman@considercosmos @johnpisaniphoto @freeflysystems It’s kinda crazy that we can talk about a singular rocket these days and its personal history. It really is an inflection point for space launch.