On Mar 23, 2006, at 8:39 PM, Bernard P. Friel ([email protected]) wrote: Isn't that what taxes are supposed to provide for, and wouldn't this just be another fee so that the "no new taxes pledge" can be kept ?
Well, taxes obviously do not do the job. Politicians do not do the job. That does not mean the need should be ignored. Hunters have been paying the bills via duck stamps, various state hunting stamps, licenses, and taxes on guns and ammunition for years. Birders enjoy the land secured by that money. What gives us the right to stand back and say, not me? A duck stamp costs $15. The Colorado land-use fee is $10. The pleasure we get from birding: not worth the cost of a bag or two of bird seed? We can pay hundreds of dollars for optics and $25 for a bird ID book but we can't contribute to fund habitat? Jim Williams Wayzata
