Taxifornia becomes interplanetary menace (fwd)

[petro at lists.bounty.org]

On Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 12:56:02PM +0200, Eugene Leitl wrote:
> LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles officials seeking to impose property
> taxes on space satellites were brought back down to Earth on Tuesday when
> a state board moved toward declaring satellites beyond the reach of even
> the tax collector.

<...>
 
> ``It's ludicrous, absolutely,'' Jamison said. ``It's the type of issue,
> quite frankly, that causes the company to consider relocating its base of
> operations to a more business-friendly environment.''

	It would serve L.A., and the Peoples Republic right if Hughes 
	moved. 

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