6 thoughts on “We Shall Call It…Rocket Science!

  1. A hedgefund guy I’ve shelled out for since 2004 once said that he’d short the whole state if their was a way to do it. Kevin Williamson has said similar.

  2. George Harrison said it all, long ago. I was going to quote a couple of lines but the entire song is too good not to include it all.

    Taxman
    Let me tell you how it will be
    There’s one for you, nineteen for me
    ‘Cause I’m the taxman, yeah, I’m the taxman
    Should five per cent appear too small
    Be thankful I don’t take it all
    ‘Cause I’m the taxman, yeah I’m the taxman
    If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street,
    If you try to sit, I’ll tax your seat.
    If you get too cold I’ll tax the heat,
    If you take a walk, I’ll tax your feet.
    Don’t ask me what I want it for
    If you don’t want to pay some more
    ‘Cause I’m the taxman, yeah, I’m the taxman
    Now my advice for those who die
    Declare the pennies on your eyes
    ‘Cause I’m the taxman, yeah, I’m the taxman
    And you’re working for no one but me.

  3. Tax rocket launches from California, because it’s not like people can drive a couple hundred miles and get a cheaper launch site in Nevada or Arizona or anything like that, and it’s not like you’ve got to go a couple hundred miles already to get from your factory around LA to the launch site.

    And certainly it’s not like one of the best possible launch sites in California is already at a disadvantage because it (Death Valley) is below sea level. And certainly there are no highways or railroads from San Diego into Mexico, where perhaps they might like some revenue from launching satellites.

  4. Private rocket launches can’t be done anywhere, but they can be done in a lot of places other than Cali.
    With telepresence, you can keep ground control in California and launch from anywhere in the world.

    bikebubba on May 10, 2017 at 9:23 am said:
    . . .
    And certainly there are no highways or railroads from San Diego into Mexico, where perhaps they might like some revenue from launching satellites.

    Mexico is not a good place. The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) investigated a site in Baja. One of the reasons the board decided against it is because the Mexican and state governments couldn’t guarantee the safety of the facility and personnel. The area is pretty lawless, the TMT would have had to hire a private security firm and/or pay blackmail to the local druglords. It’s hard to recruit good people when one of the job hazards is being kidnapped and tortured to death by the locals.

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