Too many fees?

[heatman]

"I fully think the people using the lakes should have to pay a fee. I have 3 brothers and I'm the only one with a boat. Why should they have to pay to fund these facilities?" QUOTE


My children are all graduated from school now. So does that mean I shouldn't pay taxes for school needs anymore. I'm not using the service am I?

My house has never caught on fire ,but I pay taxes for fire and police protection. Why should I pay if don't use them?

The analogy of people only paying for the service they use is not valid. The government is taxing and feeing us to death.

Add it all up and it's quite a sum to just be able to put my boat on Patoka Lake.

Sorry but your analogy is wrong.

You pay taxes for schools just like I do even though I don't have kids.... why? Because someone else did the same thing when you were going to school. Just like I'm paying into social security now. To fund those that are collecting it now. Same as others will be doing for me when I retire.

You pay for fire and police protection incase they are ever needed.

Boating/ fishing is a Hobby... I don't believe the others example you used would be considered the same.

I do believe we are overtaxed but I don't see boating and fishing fees to be an issue. When property taxes equals 2 mortage payments , now that's a problem.

[Tyme2fish]

We still disagree.

Boating/ fishing is a Hobby Quote.

I consider fishing a right. My rights are being taken away by fees and taxes.
Remember the poll tax that prevented people from voting?

So I'll continue to access my "right" to fish on the Ohio river where Indiana can't tax me. It's God's waterways,not the States. Oh well, man did manufacture Patoka Lake. My bad on that one.

[PL]

We still disagree.

Boating/ fishing is a Hobby Quote.

I consider fishing a right. My rights are being taken away by fees and taxes.
Remember the poll tax that prevented people from voting?

So I'll continue to access my "right" to fish on the Ohio river where Indiana can't tax me. It's God's waterways,not the States. Oh well, man did manufacture Patoka Lake. My bad on that one.

Good luck on fishing the river anytime soon..........Patoka was 8' above summer pool last time I checked the corps site.

[Grumpyump47115]

If you think fishing is too expensive take up golf. Consider a cheap dozen of golf balls is $12. If you are a hacker like me you lose about three a round. Then consider a membership at a golf course would run around $700 not including your cart rental would be $15-20 per round. Then you get tired of playing the course you are a member and go somewhere else your looking at least $50 and you still have to buy gas to get to the golf course. That's why I'm now fishing.