----- Original Message -----
From: "mike wilson"
Subject: Re: Re: Paying to shoot in US National Parks
Most Britons (maybe mainland Europeans as well?) will find it amusing that
you (generic you) are getting rather exercised about the idea of being
charged for photography when you have to _pay to get into_ your "National"
Parks....
It's a no win situation. The parks have to be maintained, which costs money,
so they put an admission fee on entrance to the park to partially cover this
cost.
People get worked up because the parks belong to the people, so they
shouldn't pay admission.
I guess they think other people should work for free......
Perhaps the best way is to do it through the tax base, therefore it wouldn't
matter if you use the park or not, you could take respnsibility for
maintaining it as part of your responsibilities as a citizen.
Of course, taxes would then go up.......
William Robb
