Dave: Well stated. Sadly the Maine Fish and Game dept. is totally self supporting. By means of fees and licenses. It actualy is a revenue generator. Thus the Governor's inspiration to sqeeze more dosh form it while ignoring that we are one of the highest taxed states in the union and 1 of 4 Mainers is on welfare. (pop aprox 1million) And spending is so liberal out of staters know to move to Maine to seek Govt funded social services. Please fwd your thoughts to our Governor: governor_at_maine.gov ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Kruger" <kdruger_at_pacifier.com> Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Maine governor looks to assess fee on canoe, kayak owners > The sticker fee in Maine is odious to me because the revenue is not devoted > to improvement of paddler access to Maine waters. If the article is > accurate, its principal function is to support the Maine fish and game > department. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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