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A Priceless Idea
by Michael C. Keith

You have 70 billion dollars, Bill Gates.

At any moment an asteroid could hit Earth and eliminate all living species.

NASA needs one billion dollars to launch a satellite that would detect killer asteroids.

You have a charity designed to serve humanity, right?

So, if it hasn’t occurred to you, Mr. Gates, let me suggest an idea:

Donate to NASA’s efforts to prevent a space object from destroying the fucking planet.

Duh!

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