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wanderingaimles
Jul 30, 2019Explorer
To be political normally means to use something to an advantage, such as shutting down facilities. That's not currently happening, and has not recently.
Moving huge amounts of land into the NPS and then not increasing funding to support their care was not intended to be political, but it was equally damaging in that it just stretched limited funds even further.
Better to start using some potential income streams to specifically help the systems, but even then, a Politician will reduce funds coming from the federal general fund by the amount coming from the side funding method.
Getting rid of the scum suckers in DC and new people in place is the fix.
It doesnt matter the party, they have all continued to damage the parks and the systems in place meant to care for them.
No Senator or Congressperson will turn down an opportunity to get a little cherrypicked project for their state or district, even if it does harm a National Park. And any who have been in place for more than a year or two have done it.
User fees that actually cover operational cost, granting drilling or mining in some areas to fund protecting others, and giving the agencies, not the Congress the power to manage the funds will be the biggest help.
Moving huge amounts of land into the NPS and then not increasing funding to support their care was not intended to be political, but it was equally damaging in that it just stretched limited funds even further.
Better to start using some potential income streams to specifically help the systems, but even then, a Politician will reduce funds coming from the federal general fund by the amount coming from the side funding method.
Getting rid of the scum suckers in DC and new people in place is the fix.
It doesnt matter the party, they have all continued to damage the parks and the systems in place meant to care for them.
No Senator or Congressperson will turn down an opportunity to get a little cherrypicked project for their state or district, even if it does harm a National Park. And any who have been in place for more than a year or two have done it.
User fees that actually cover operational cost, granting drilling or mining in some areas to fund protecting others, and giving the agencies, not the Congress the power to manage the funds will be the biggest help.
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