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Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man and founder of Blue Origin, his space technology company that he funds with the massive fortune he made with online retailer Amazon. (Photo: Courtesy of Blue Origin)
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Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man and founder of Blue Origin, his space technology company that he funds with the massive fortune he made with online retailer Amazon. (Photo: Courtesy of Blue Origin)
With all due respect to Jeff Bezos and other billionaires who plan to spend billions of dollars of their personal wealth on space travel, hundreds of millions of children who lack access to basic health care and schooling more urgently need help right here on Earth.
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With all due respect to Jeff Bezos and other billionaires who plan to spend billions of dollars of their personal wealth on space travel, hundreds of millions of children who lack access to basic health care and schooling more urgently need help right here on Earth.
With all due respect to Jeff Bezos and other billionaires who plan to spend billions of dollars of their personal wealth on space travel, hundreds of millions of children who lack access to basic health care and schooling more urgently need help right here on Earth.