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To: unclewest who wrote (29563)	5/14/2002 11:39:55 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

Daily Brickbat(Reason) Absurd news bites, served fresh every day. By Charles Oliver Space Tax (5/14) Here's one way to discourage young people from having an interest in science. Michael Williams, a Republican candidate for Alabama's 5th Congressional District seat, has a novel plan to fund NASA: Tax science fiction. Williams wants a 1 percent "NASA tax" on science fiction novels and comic books, space-sciences books, and any other space-related literature. The tax would also apply to "space, space-related, and science fiction toys, puzzles and games."