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>Private parks and land can charge use fees and parking >fees. These fees can be used for anything the private >holder wishes. Public lands, such as the National >Parks, are owned by the populous and are funded >through taxation of the populous. We own these lands >and our taxes fund support beyond what they generate >on their own. Logging could be a significant source >of income for the WMNF if properly administered. All >additional funds come from taxation. The parking fee >is a tax imposed on the users of the land that they >already pay taxes on in order to preserve all of the >national lands. By adding a parking fee, users are >penalized through double taxation. If current funding >is inadequate to run the parks, close down portions >that cost money such as salaries, buildings, etc. >Users don’t need rangers present to enjoy a hike or to >enjoy camping. If Rangers are present as a police >force, fines should support their existence. If fines >cannot support their existence, there are excess >rangers in the forest. >Clearly I oppose the use fee which is an added tax >over what we all pay now to support the national >forest parking areas. The reason we are paying a use >fee is that managers of the parks are not able to >justify funds to support their spending. Perhaps we >don’t need the spending or we need more funds from the >tax base allocated to the National Parks. I cannot >answer those questions. If I pay $20 to park my car >in land I already own, I expect to deduct $20 from the >final amount I owe the government on my tax >preparation papers. Otherwise I am being penalized >for using land I already own and pay taxes to support.

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