Sad state of national parks and forests - II
I've less than 2 years ago reported here the sad state of our national parks and national forests after family camping in Yosemite, Redwood, Raiinier, Lassen Volcanic, Lake Tahoe... which I posit with...
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Yosemite Sam1 wrote:
As a Keynesian, I think this will also redound to a return to a booming economy as what happened under FDR.
What booming economy are you speaking of? WWII turbo charged things but it was limping in a sad state before that. Not saying some of the projects weren't beneficial but they certainly didn't create a boom.
That said, I do hope we are on the verge of a boom and that funding of parks is set up more logically for long term maintenance.
Honestly, $80 for an annual pass (far less for old folks) is really too cheap for what you get. Bump that up a bit and mandate the dollars go right back into the parks and I bet you see a lot of improvements.
As I recall from this past winter, California state parks were pretty pricey, so not surprising if they could afford more maintenance.
Also, many of the depression era projects weren't set up for long term sustainability.
