No, the real question is who can knock down or render inoperable the OWNER
of the satellite.
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Subject: Who can tax a satellite?
> > ``I'm neutral on the whole thing,'' he said. ``My job is to make sure
all
> > property that's taxable gets assessed and I'm going to follow the law.
If
> > the law says its not taxable it's not taxable. If it is taxable I will
> > assess it.''
> >
> 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.
