OT: Virgin Galactic - Page 8

bicycletricycle · #**106** 07-13-2021, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by redir

Well I hope when your house catches on fire you have your own fire truck then.

wow

bicycletricycle · #**107** 07-13-2021, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by AngryScientist

Probably getting into the finer points of pro and anti government sentiments is not a great idea. let's stay on topic please.

Does that also go for all of the anti billionare, tax evasion, selfish jerk talk as well? Or is this a one sided thing?

redir · #**108** 07-13-2021, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by bicycletricycle

wow

Wow what?

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Originally Posted by bicycletricycle

None of the things you listed need to be provided by a state and most of them have their origins in voluntary/private arrangements. It seems to me that in many ways the state gets in the way of these things.

So then you need to provide for yourself then right? Isn't that what you are saying?

bicycletricycle · #**109** 07-13-2021, 02:37 PM

There are more options than that. People are generous, I just don't think we need to force them to be generous.

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Originally Posted by redir

Wow what?

So then you need to provide for yourself then right? Isn't that what you are saying?

72gmc · #**110** 07-13-2021, 02:57 PM

53.5 miles isn't really a space flight, it's an edge of space jaunt.

It's fair to question taxes and billionaires, even on an internet that was developed with government funding.

But I'm not going to do it on a bike forum. Have you all looked at pictures of bikes lately?

charliedid · #**111** 07-13-2021, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by 72gmc

53.5 miles isn't really a space flight, it's an edge of space jaunt.

It's fair to question taxes and billionaires, even on an internet that was developed with government funding.

But I'm not going to do it on a bike forum. Have you all looked at pictures of bikes lately?

I saw this one earlier

redir · #**112** 07-13-2021, 02:59 PM

In a civilized society we have a combination of the two. I don't like bombing people in countries I have no interest in either, and that is as far as I will elaborate on that. But I sure do love riding down public roads or in the national forest. And the 'ism' that backs up the ideology that all ya have to do is pay a toll on roads or day fees for forest access through private property to property owners who would probably poorly manage it is no more or less pure ideology then all the other isms. imho of course.

Bruce K · #**113** 07-13-2021, 03:08 PM

I fear we have wandered fairly far afield here and into the realm of politics.

The original premise was interesting and we’re not sure how to necessarily keep the politics out but if we can’t get back to the original discussion then it’s probably time to move on.

BK

Elefantino · #**114** 07-13-2021, 03:20 PM

OP votes for a lock.

Bentley · #**115** 07-13-2021, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Elefantino

Branson is on his way to "space."

The cost for a commercial flight is $28 million.

Ahem.

The cost of a Commercial ticket is supposed to be like $250K, the $28M was a blind auction thing…. Keep in mind a few years back there were a few folks that spent $M’s to fly to the ISS on a Soyuz.

Ray