While it should be noted that our space enterprise will most certainly be a capitalistic venture, our philosophy is more in the line of Star Trek than Star Wars. We want our endeavors to reflect the ideals of strength of character more than the strength of bank accounts.
In keeping with the Star Trek ethos, the company will never be taken public; we will never trade stocks. We would rather be beholden to our good conscience than to be beholden to shareholders.
We will also zero out the books every fiscal year by donating our excess revenue to the open source development of fusion technology.
We will never generate billionaires, although everyone will be more than fairly paid for their contributions. We are going to be in the business of going into space, not making ourselves rich.
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We will be hiring about 2,000 employees during this time. Most will work in the factories, with the rest in the RV Processing facility.
We want to treat our employees with dignity and respect, so the cost of each employee will average around $200,000 per year, including all taxes and fees such as FICA, Medicare, etc.
Their compensation will not only include a competitive salary, but they will receive world–class health insurance provided at no cost to the employee. The employee will never have an out–of–pocket expense. They will essentially be receiving free healthcare, enjoying benefits such as cancer screenings, yearly physicals, yearlong maternal and paternal leave, all medications, etc.
We will also make the unprecedented move of making sure that the employees have union representation. These unions will make sure the employees are treated like the gold they produce. The employee will pay the union dues since we are offering a generous health insurance plan.
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Our workers will be on a unique and very progressive work schedule.
Half of our employees will work an 8–hour day, Monday through Thursday, from 08:00 to 16:00. These employees will work 32 hours per week, but get paid for 40 hours a week. Additionally, they get a total of 1 hour off for breaks daily, so they in reality only work 28 hours a week. The best part of this schedule is that the employee always gets a three–day weekend.
The workday will be broken down as follows:
08:00 – 09:45 Work09:45 – 10:00 Break #110:00 – 11:45 Work11:45 – 12:15 Lunch12:15 – 14:00 Work14:00 – 14:15 Break #214:15 – 16:00 Work
The other half of our employees will work a 12–hour day, Friday through Sunday, from 08:00 to 20:00. These employees work 36 hours per week, but get paid for 40 hours a week. They also get a total of 2 hours off for breaks daily, so they in reality only work 30 hours a week. The best part of this schedule is that the employee always gets four days off per week.
The workday will be broken down as follows:
08:00 – 09:45 Work09:45 – 10:00 Break #110:00 – 11:45 Work11:45 – 12:15 Lunch12:15 – 14:00 Work14:00 – 14:15 Break #214:15 – 16:00 Work16:00 – 16:15 Break #316:15 – 17:45 Work17:45 – 18:30 Dinner18:30 – 20:00 Work
We are going to gamble that this type of work environment will attract the best of the best in all the employment positions available. We should have a long list of applicants for every position we will have.
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It should take no more than three years to have Phase I construction completed and operational.
Our first official act will be the "First Shovel" ceremony, where executives and politicians mark the beginning of this creation by politely digging the first shovelful of dirt. Afterward, construction will begin in earnest. We will truck in raw materials until the runway and cargo aircraft are both operational.
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