At 08:58 AM 7/11/01 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >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. Heh, right on. But some dingleberry in LA is not about to violate an international space treaty without *really* needing the publicity. The treaty that says you don't fight in space. (Yes, I know its toast when next the US needs to perform a little orbital cleansing.) Besides, when multiple gangs see an untaxed (but coercable) resource, they'll fight amongst themselves first for the territory.
- Who can tax a satellite? mmotyka
- Re: Who can tax a satellite? Black Unicorn
- Re: Who can tax a satellite? mmotyka
- Re: Who can tax a satellite? David Honig
- Re: Who can tax a satellite? Bill Stewart
- Re: Who can tax a satellite? Black Unicorn
- Re: Who can tax a satellite? David Honig
- Re: Who can tax a satellite? Declan McCullagh
- Re: Who can tax a satellite? Declan McCullagh
- Re: Who can tax a satellite? John Young
- Re: Who can tax a satellite? Declan McCullagh
- Re: Who can tax a satellite? Tim May
- Re: CDR: Re: Who can tax a satellite? Trevor
- Re: Who can tax a satellite? Bill Stewart
- Re: Who can tax a satellite? Jim Choate
- Re: Who can tax a satellite? Petro