Walaby wrote:
Snowman9000 wrote:
What would the market do in a situation where the demand far exceeds the supply?
Raise prices! And keep raising until you have vacancies. If parks were revenue-generators instead of losers, you'd see a lot more support on the budget side for them. And for new ones.
Nail - meet hammer. Hit the nail on the head.
Mike
Then you will have people saying (and I kinda agree) that you will pricing the parks out of the reach of many people. State parks are supposed to be for everyone, not just the "rich".
Plus, I think it has been mentioned, many state parks ARE revenue generators, pulling in more money than it costs to run them. But the state takes that money and spends it on other stuff.
Actually, if you think about it, state parks are one of the very few things that states "make money" on... virtually all other state services simply soak up money.
My state (as do all states) has some gorgeous state parks. And they are run remarkably well. And they make money. Just have to keep the politicians hands out of them!
