would you pay $41 to enter a National Park?
I am calling BS on this story. Read it and the implication is that folks would be okay with an 80% increase in entrance fees if it ensured they would see a bear Article
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They started charging admission fees, into our Parks, as part of initial moves to privatize the Parks. I never kept any of the articles, in newspapers etc but I remember it.
The fees collected haven't increased spending. Congress still sets budgets.
I don't care what the concession Operators and friends say. It is reprehensible. We pay taxes to support OUR Parks and then we have to pay to get in. I remember going fishing somewhere, in Tn and couldn't because a Ranger was standing there. They wanted 3.00 to park and all I had was a credit card. I ahd driven 50 miles for nothing. We encountered an elderly lady and disabled daughter, at Yellowstone. They had managed the trip to the park but couldn't pay to get in. they must have not had Senior Passes back then. Admission was 20.00 I think.
The fees collected haven't increased spending. Congress still sets budgets.
I don't care what the concession Operators and friends say. It is reprehensible. We pay taxes to support OUR Parks and then we have to pay to get in. I remember going fishing somewhere, in Tn and couldn't because a Ranger was standing there. They wanted 3.00 to park and all I had was a credit card. I ahd driven 50 miles for nothing. We encountered an elderly lady and disabled daughter, at Yellowstone. They had managed the trip to the park but couldn't pay to get in. they must have not had Senior Passes back then. Admission was 20.00 I think.
