Quote Originally Posted by GeoFisher View Post
60% of their money comes from SALES TAXES.......it is a 1/8th percent or something like that on EVERYTHING sold in the state. And it is protected.

I don't like any new taxes, but a GUARANTEED TAX like this may not be a bad idea.

Conservation Sales Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$93,854,189
Permit Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$32,517,080
Federal Reimbursements . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$21,475,595
Sales and Rentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,047,300
Other Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,402,727
Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$512,827
Total Receipts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $157,809,718
EXACTLY! That very first line is the difference between KY and MO. KY does not have that first line.

$157,809,718 - $93,854,189 = $63,955,529 -----> pretty much what KY works with ea. yr.

I could handle a 1/8th percent increase in sales tax for better hunting and fishing.

Something so small can really add up. I just don't understand why no one proposes this or why KDFWR doesn't push to get it. I guess the knee-jerk reaction that most people have against taxes is why. The whole landscape of KDFWR and their programs would change for the better, and we would all benefit from it.