A Public Witness

A Public Witness

Billionaires Gone Wild

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Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood
Jul 15, 2021
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In 2018, Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos announced he would spend $1 billion a year on his rocket company, Blue Origin. Why? Apparently, when your fortune is around $200 billion, it’s hard to find new hobbies to spend money on.

“The only way that I can see to deploy this much financial resource is by converting my Amazon winnings into space travel. That is…

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