RE: [pct-l] User Fees

["Rob Langsdorf" <ljrob@hotmail.com>]

Brian,

	For all the taxes you mentioned, they are state taxes. The fees we are 
discussing are for the use of FEDERAL lands and therefore should come out of 
your Federal Income Tax or other Federal taxes instead of wasting time doing 
inefficient collections of trailhead fees.

		Rob


>From: "Robinson, Brian A" <brian.robinson@compaq.com>
>To: "'Montedodge@aol.com'" <Montedodge@aol.com>, pct-l@edina.hack.net
>Subject: RE: [pct-l] User Fees
>Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 18:18:54 -0800
>
>Hi Monte,
>
>Don't get me wrong.  I'm no supporter of user fees either, but to be fair
>you should point out that Washington has no state income tax to pay for
>stuff like trails.  Just sales tax and property tax...
>
>Oregon has no sales tax, but high property taxes and a state income tax.
>
>Where I live here in good ole California we have all three and they're 
>STILL
>trying to add user fees.  Go figure.
>
>Brian
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Montedodge@aol.com [mailto:Montedodge@aol.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 4:06 PM
>To: pct-l@edina.hack.net
>Subject: [pct-l] User Fees
>
>
>  If you enjoy user fees Determined Hiker, come to our Parks in Washinton 
>and
>
>you won't be disappointed. Of course you'll need a second job or a rich
>uncle
>to do any amount of hiking. ( or live in your car )  because you won't have
>many greenbacks left when the collectors are done with you!!!  Backpacker
>did
>a good story last year on fee money trails. Park service put 48% back into
>parks but forest service was a joke. 33% back into the forest service and 
>of
>
>that, only 17% was used to improve roads, trailheads and trails. Private 
>fee
>
>contractors stick-it to uninproved campground users ( 9 dollars per night
>with no money going anywhere but the contractors pocket ) So where DO you
>draw the line with fees. 40.00 a night??? 100.00 dollars a night??/ or
>what??
>How about alittle accountablity forest and park service??/
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