From: Gary Miller (garymiller@starband.net)
Date: Mon Jun 02 2003 - 06:23:53 MDT
>> I wonder what the market is for educational cruises and floating
conferences.
If the main purpose is a technology theme park, kind of an EPCOT on
steroids then Florida would be the place to capture the volume.
But if the goal is to escape National Laws for stem cell research and
cloning then the offshore route could be viable.
Another benefit of being inside of international waters is that those
inhatitants willing to renounce existing citizenship could avoid taxes,
but it is likely that local taxes would be needed to support
infrastructure and expansion costs.
Another thing to consider about such a platform is lifespan and ongoing
maintenance cost. An island might be cheaper/safer in the long run.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-extropians@extropy.org [mailto:owner-extropians@extropy.org]
On Behalf Of Barbara Lamar
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 10:12 PM
To: extropians@extropy.org
Subject: RE: The good ship Extro 1
Robert Bradbury wrote:
> Pls note, for the small amount of $4.5M, we can purchase an
> Ex-aircraft carrier
Actually, this might be a viable plan. We could set up an LLC to own the
ship, and the LLC could lease out space to whatever individuals or
entities were interested in using it. The hard part would be locating
enough paying lessors to service the debt. I wonder what the market is
for educational cruises and floating conferences.
Barbara Lamar
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