Why wait until a lunar/asteroid infrastructure is "reaping profits"? In view
of the fact that entrepreneurs have already thoroughly overexploited one
planet - Earth - let's levy the tax now. Let's see how far you get with THAT
idea; is there any reason to assume that they would like it any better in
the future than they would today?
- John S.
Yes, there is a reason: it's a new area, and due to political ramifications, every nation on Earth would want a regulatory hand in it. I don't think there would be another Comstock Act boondoggle there (reference: the 1876 Comstock Act allows American corporations to rent government land for exploitation at 1876 prices).
-- John Byrne
