world's richest man, not counting Vladimir Putin, rocketed himself up to outer space for ten minutes at a cost of two point five million dollars every 60 seconds. A Democracy Now! Segment on Thursday looked at the irony and dangers of billionaires fighting to privatize and monopolize space infrastructure while the Earth burns due to the man made climate catastrophe. As an example of his utter lack of self-awareness, Bezos's own comments, after returning from his space adventure, admitted that his wealth is created by not only his customers, but his workers. This, of course, reminds readers and listeners of the ProPublica story that exposed how little he and the billionaire class pay in taxes. They are all the undeserving recipients of corporate socialism, making their space tours.