On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Eugene Leitl wrote: <clip>

L.A. May Be Shot Down in Bid to Tax Satellites By Dan Whitcomb <clip>

Auerbach insisted that he was not pushing for a tax on the satellites but was simply doing his job and trying to determine whether they should be taxed.

``I'm neutral on the whole thing,'' he said. ``My job is to make sure all property that's taxable gets assessed and I'm going to follow the law. If the law says its not taxable it's not taxable. If it is taxable I will assess it.''

Just imagine what things would be like if assessors were paid on commission. Tax Farming, anyone? Bear