[mou] paying to use state wildlife land

[Jim Williams]

On Mar 23, 2006, at 8:39 PM, Bernard P. Friel (wampy@att.net) wrote: 
Isn't that what taxes are supposed to provide for, and wouldn't this 
just be another fee so that  the "no new taxes pledge" can be kept ?


Well, taxes obviously do not do the job. Politicians do not do the job. 
That does not mean the need should be ignored.

Hunters have been paying the bills via duck stamps, various state 
hunting stamps, licenses, and taxes on guns and ammunition for years. 
Birders enjoy the land secured by that money. What gives us the right 
to stand back and say, not me? A duck stamp costs $15. The Colorado 
land-use fee is $10. The pleasure we get from birding: not worth the 
cost of a bag or two of bird seed? We can pay hundreds of dollars for 
optics and $25 for a bird ID book but we can't contribute to fund 
habitat?

Jim Williams
Wayzata