Taxifornia becomes interplanetary menace (fwd)

[Black Unicorn]

Not at all a surprise.  I loved Grove's comment when asked when Intel would
put another Fab in Cali.

"Right after it raises itself above the state of a Third World Nation."

----- Original Message -----
From: <petro at lists.bounty.org>
To: <cypherpunks at einstein.ssz.com>
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 1:08 AM
Subject: Re: Taxifornia becomes interplanetary menace (fwd)


> 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.