Uncle Sam spoils dream trip to spaceThat's right: The IRS wants to hoover the man's bank account for taxes from the estimated cash value of his Free Trip To Space!, and like most of us, $25k is a little more than he can cough up on short notice.
Ad astra per aspera, indeed.
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Last time I saw an estimate for space shuttle cost, it was approxiamately $6,000 per kilogram to low earth orbit. That number assumed no further shuttle loses so it must be much higher now that another shuttle was lost.
Even at $6,000 per kilogram, $138,000 would only get about 50 lbs into space. As expected, having the government do it results in higher costs.
So, he should write a check to the IRS. Then take off. Hope the Martians kidnap him on the way back home.
Hell, Sing Sing's a small price to pay for a visit to the stars!
Seriously, I would have done it. You can always make more money. I betcha people would've donated to help him out.
"I betcha people would've donated to help him out."
Hell, if he's reading this, I'm in for ten bucks.
One more reason we should switch to a national sales tax and disband the IRS. Then any IRS employee that still wants to draw a government paycheck be offered a job as a Border Patrol Agent.
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