Who can tax a satellite?

[mmotyka at lsil.com]

The power to destroy is the power to tax. Did I get that backwards? I'm
sorry. The power to tax is the power to destroy. I suppose it makes no
difference. It's a statement of equivalence rather than implication.
Nothing neutral about it, is there?

Black Unicorn wrote:
> 
> No, the real question is who can knock down or render inoperable the OWNER
> of the satellite.
> 
They're first cousins, I suppose.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <mmotyka at lsil.com>
> To: <cypherpunks at einstein.ssz.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 8:58 AM
> Subject: Who can tax a satellite?
> 
> > > ``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.''
> > >
> > I suppose, as with any racket, whoever has the ability to knock the
> > satellites down or render them inoperable could levy a "tax" on them.