alt Hacker NewsHank Green did a video recently advocating for an "orbit value tax" -- like a Georgist Land Value Tax, but for orbits. This tax would, among other things, help fund orbital cleanup and internalize the externality of polluting orbital shells. It's an idea that deserves more discourse IMO.
Here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLjW6zuYmos
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nba456_ • today at 4:35 PM
And who does the tax get paid to? Some mythical Global Government that will totally work this time?
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nradov • today at 4:56 PM
Do you think Russia will be willing to pay a tax on their new Rassvet constellation?
DarmokJalad1701 • today at 5:28 PM
> orbit value tax
How about No?
Ugh. People already trying to find ways to gate keep space by raising the financial barrier to entry before we've even been able to capitalize on cheap space flights. I'm sure SpaceX and others will be against this until suddenly, they're not, when they realize they're one of the few that can even afford to pay it.
Like when Amazon finally had warehouses in all fifty states and suddenly quit campaigning against online sales tax.