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The space race of the 1960s was fueled by American tax payers. This space race is fueled by non-tax payers.

— Dan Rather (@DanRather) July 20, 2021

Jeff Bezos was in space for 5 minutes—or as its known at the Amazon warehouse, your allotted break time for a 16-hour day

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) July 20, 2021

While everyone watches Jeff Bezos not travel into space, a reminder that MacKenzie Scott, his former spouse and the 19th richest person in the world, set a record for highest ever charitable donations last year. She donated $5.8 billion in 2020, focusing on COVID relief pic.twitter.com/pbkJQy6ax3

— Rob Hoadley (@robhoadley) July 20, 2021

I prefer watching the launches of independent bookstores. They’re a lot more entertaining. And they actually occupy space.

— Dan Rather (@DanRather) July 20, 2021

Bezos, please stay up there. Do the world a favor.

— Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) July 20, 2021

It's time for Jeff Bezos to take care of business right here on Earth and pay his fair share in taxes.

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) July 20, 2021

Bezos says he thanks every "Amazon employee and every Amazon customer because you guys paid for all of this"

— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) July 20, 2021

Let us celebrate when we:
- Eradicate poverty
- Provide health care for all
- Abolish homelessness
- Combat climate change
- Provide Universal Pre-K
 
Let us not celebrate when:
- Billionaires who avoid taxes and exploit workers take a vacation to outer space.

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) July 20, 2021

Space Returns Unwanted Amazon Delivery https://t.co/VdjzTAKUIb

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) July 20, 2021