Just when you thought it was safe:
Michael Williams, a Republican candidate for the 5th Congressional District seat, has a novel plan to fully fund NASA: Tax science fiction.
Williams proposes a 1 percent “NASA tax” on science fiction books, science fiction 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,” Williams said in a listing of his platform.
Where does it end? Do we pay a science fiction tax on our Doritos because they have Episode Two likenesses emblazoned on the bags? Will they stalk the streets at Hallowe’en and slap a tax on kids wearing a collection of boxes and foil pie plates? Kids who want a telescope? Movie soundtracks? Innocent book clubs in need of refined germanium who gather to discuss zone purifiers!?
Ugh. Read the whole article and learn more about Williams’ brilliant campaign ideas, if you dare.
I don’t know whether to thank Scott or not for bringing this to my attention.