IP: L.A. County Assessor proposes taxing satellites in orbit

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

>Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 17:47:40 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>
>To: dave@farber.net
>
>I kid you not.
>
>Assessor Rick Auerbach said that just because something is not physically in
>Los Angeles County does not mean it can't be taxed.
>
>"It's about 22,000 miles up in space.  But there is other property that moves
>around, taxable property, such as boats, aircraft, construction
>equipment...," said Auerbach.
>
>Hughes Electronics in El Segundo (part of L.A. County) owns many
>of the birds currently in orbit, and is not pleased with the idea.
>
>The legal status of the concept is, uh, "uncertain" to say the least,
>but it's certainly good for a chuckle!
>
>--Lauren--
>Lauren Weinstein
>lauren@pfir.org or lauren@vortex.com or lauren@privacyforum.org
>Co-Founder, PFIR: People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
>Moderator, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com
>Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy



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