[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

insolvency? That will reflect poorly on his relationship with the Obamas.

[AndyJackson]

This is turning into a huge disaster. Finally after 60 years developing the structural problems that we have our entire system is tottering.

Bezos gets wealthier, the bankers get wealthier, and anyone with productive assets finds he is facing bankruptcy.

To keep the CHICOMs from owning all the productive assets in the Western world we need bankruptcy relief for productive businesses with productive physical assets. This means people who used to do real trade in goods and services and not all the new-age tech jerks who have figured out how to take a percentage of everything that happens.

[Yo-Yo]

$500 million stands between Branson keeping or losing Virgin Atlantic? That doesn’t bode well for his pet project Virgin Galactic.

[wally_bert]

Maybe Roy Marsden would be interested?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOr5UbFl4uY

[outofsalt]

China will buy it and rename it Ribald Pacific.

[mac_truck]

Alternate headline: Tax Dodger Hoisted by his own Petard.

[Deplorable American1776]

Virgin Atlantic is a nice airline. My sister and BIL flys it when they fly to the UK (to visit BIL's parents and family) and I flew on it to the UK.

That said, Sir Richard Branson is a moron, but I hope Virgin Atlantic survive.

[Levy78]

F this guy. He always acted like the smartest guy in the room and as if he was a genius of the era.