01-04-2009, 02:20 AM
[quote name='KingSquidWithTheBiggest...' post='14139' date='Apr 1 2009, 12:00 AM']i certainly hear what you're humming, but life is too short to worry about 20 bucks a year for monster bass, tuna, squid, ect... good times with friends, family, enjoying being a steward of the sea....
if my 20 bucks goes to the general fund and it helps keep (for example) some police officer or fireman employed then i'm all for it,,,, never know when you're going to need that officers help.
granted this state does not have a strong history of clean politics but i'd hope at this point we'd (the state) would be looking at the betterment of the state, not ones own pockets...[/quote]
I agree with you in that regard and its not about the money. Its the fact that the money is being collected on behalf of fisherman, yet its not going back into the fisheries to benefit the very people being "taxed" if you will.
You'd think the state would be more concerned with bettering itself but I think we can all agree politicians say one thing, then do another. Obama is a prime example but i won't turn this into a political debate.
Bottom line, if the money collected gets put to good use, I will pay it. Who in their right mind wouldn't pay the $20 to have access to the best saltwater fishing in the N.E.
if my 20 bucks goes to the general fund and it helps keep (for example) some police officer or fireman employed then i'm all for it,,,, never know when you're going to need that officers help.
granted this state does not have a strong history of clean politics but i'd hope at this point we'd (the state) would be looking at the betterment of the state, not ones own pockets...[/quote]
I agree with you in that regard and its not about the money. Its the fact that the money is being collected on behalf of fisherman, yet its not going back into the fisheries to benefit the very people being "taxed" if you will.
You'd think the state would be more concerned with bettering itself but I think we can all agree politicians say one thing, then do another. Obama is a prime example but i won't turn this into a political debate.
Bottom line, if the money collected gets put to good use, I will pay it. Who in their right mind wouldn't pay the $20 to have access to the best saltwater fishing in the N.E.
Squid: The other other OTHER white meat