I agree with Bill. have you seen some of the areas that have been
destroyed by people that have no Idea what could hapend to them if
they get caught . I figure $75.00 a year is not bad for as much as we
use the land if it may help clean and police the area.
Patrick Brown
YCSRT 3213
PANDA77 N7FHB
Bill Nolan wrote:
>
> Well, I expect that this may be an unpopular point of view...
>
>
>
> As some have mentioned, state trust lands and national forest lands
> are public lands, which means that they are owned by the people, so I
> can look upon them as "my" lands, and that is not an incorrect way to
> look at them. That immediately brings up the question which has been
> raised here in this thread: "Why should I have to pay a fee to use my
> own land?"
>
>
>
> Just because it is public land doesn't mean that it is free of costs.
> There are fences, roads, and other facilities to maintain. There are
> services, such as law enforcement, wildlife management, cleanup, etc.
> that have to be provided. These things cost money, so the next
> question is: "Who should pay?"
>
>
>
> These costs can be paid for by either a general tax or by user fees
> (or a combination of the two). Personally, I have no problem with the
> users of these areas bearing a higher proportion of the costs in the
> form of user fees. Why should people with no interest in entering or
> using these areas bear the cost so that someone who does use the area
> can do so without paying a fee? Nope, I think it is very fair for
> those who use the areas to pay a fee, and, as the costs go up, so
> should the fees.
>
>
>
> Bill in Willcox
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