Save national parks from a fiscal cliff
November 21, 2012 at 6:00 pm in The Dickinson Press
We are getting perilously close to the metaphoric ledge called the “fiscal cliff.” Also called “sequester,” the fiscal cliff is a disastrous mix of expiring tax cuts from both the Bush and Obama eras and dramatic across-the-board spending cuts to the Pentagon and domestic programs. Continue Reading
Simply put……User Fees! Increase them substantially! You use the parks and their facilities, pay for them!
It’s like someone who chooses to live on an island that is only accessible by a tax payer funded ferry. Should people who never use the ferry or live on the other side of the state have to subsidize a goodly portion of the fares? Toll roads and bridges are great equalizers.
If the parks make so much money from their resources, like oil, then a bigger percentage should go back to the park service. THAT’S what you write your congressman about! Forget the Fuddy Duddy old entrenched Senators, they’re just a bunch of do nothing bowsers taking up space and breathing precious air!
GOT BAKKEN? Put it on your Christmas with list!
Oops! Maybe using “Christmas” instead of ‘Holiday’ will not be the acceptable PC word and get me possibly subject to the moderators pen?
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Nope. You just used a word that the computer automatically flags for moderation. No human intervention involved, no conspiracy theories needed.
And no, the word isn’t “Christmas.”
If you have further questions, feel free to message me; otherwise, stay on topic, please.
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I did Kari, about a week ago but you never answered??
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Just checked my messagebox, and it’s not in there. Must be a glitch or something.
You can try again, or could email me if you like, instead–my email address is klucin@jamestownsun.com. You can also call the Jamestown Sun if you’d prefer.
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This article sounds like government spending creates jobs. Is this possible?
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“… our national parks generate $31 billion in private sector spending and sustain 258,000 jobs each year in local communities.”
LOL! And war is peace. I think the author has even outdone Goebbels on this one. I would suggest the author avoid ingesting LSD before writing articles such as this …
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