National Park Service has it all wrong!!??
I believe the NPS should change what they charge for the NPS passes. right now the cost are as follows. America the Beautiful Annual pass- $80 America the Beautiful Senior pass- $10 America th...
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I see the $10 lifetime pass as an extreme case of a senior benefit. In most all other senior discounts (food, motels, etc.), it's a 20 percent discount. And companies do that to bring in business, as they know many seniors have the time and money to spend, so they're a reliable source of income.
Under the current Senior Pass, if one were to live to 82, twenty years past the initial issuance of the pass, that's greater than a 99 percent discount (a $10 one time fee instead of $80 a year for 20 years that a working family has to fork over). Let's be honest, it's a giveaway at that rate.
How about a 50 percent discount per year every year for a senior pass? I don't see how $40 per year is too onerous. BTW, many state parks' senior passes work this way.
As for me, I'm always guided by the "do unto others" routine, not "what's in it for me" point of view. Sure, maybe I've paid taxes for decades. But I'm more concerned that young families get to our NP's. Children benefit greatly by seeing the real world instead of only experiencing places via electronic media. Would that extra $40 per year per senior pass help stave off an increase on their annual passes? Remember, the NPS and other participating agencies already take a hit because the senior pass cuts the revenue on campground fees by 50 percent.
Under the current Senior Pass, if one were to live to 82, twenty years past the initial issuance of the pass, that's greater than a 99 percent discount (a $10 one time fee instead of $80 a year for 20 years that a working family has to fork over). Let's be honest, it's a giveaway at that rate.
How about a 50 percent discount per year every year for a senior pass? I don't see how $40 per year is too onerous. BTW, many state parks' senior passes work this way.
As for me, I'm always guided by the "do unto others" routine, not "what's in it for me" point of view. Sure, maybe I've paid taxes for decades. But I'm more concerned that young families get to our NP's. Children benefit greatly by seeing the real world instead of only experiencing places via electronic media. Would that extra $40 per year per senior pass help stave off an increase on their annual passes? Remember, the NPS and other participating agencies already take a hit because the senior pass cuts the revenue on campground fees by 50 percent.
