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Mr. Sandman · 01-04-2003, 08:50 AM

There is no need for a sw lic. I view it like a free national forest. It is open to everone, rich, poor whatever. We don't need "another tax", just re-direct the general $pot$ towards coastal matters. Do do this you need to vote in people who give a damn about fishing.

Any taxes or fees will not go to what you think they will ESP. in RI!!! case in point: RI (along with every other state) got millions of $ from the big tabacco settlement last year (bogus or not they go the $). This money was origianlly targeted to support cancer hospitals, smoking clinics and education programs to help people stop and not start smoking. The money was to be paid out over a 10 or 20 year period. RI, in their great wisdom, cashed out for less then 50 cents on the dollar to pay the past years budget deficit. (they basically sold a bond to get the cash now) The money is gone now. I could not believe they would do such a thing...it shows remarkable stupidity. Don't believe for one second that any money you pay for a fishing licence will go for fishing....it will not.

01-04-2003, 08:50 AM	#5
Mr. Sandman Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 7,649	There is no need for a sw lic. I view it like a free national forest. It is open to everone, rich, poor whatever. We don't need "another tax", just re-direct the general $pot$ towards coastal matters. Do do this you need to vote in people who give a damn about fishing. Any taxes or fees will not go to what you think they will ESP. in RI!!! case in point: RI (along with every other state) got millions of $ from the big tabacco settlement last year (bogus or not they go the $). This money was origianlly targeted to support cancer hospitals, smoking clinics and education programs to help people stop and not start smoking. The money was to be paid out over a 10 or 20 year period. RI, in their great wisdom, cashed out for less then 50 cents on the dollar to pay the past years budget deficit. (they basically sold a bond to get the cash now) The money is gone now. I could not believe they would do such a thing...it shows remarkable stupidity. Don't believe for one second that any money you pay for a fishing licence will go for fishing....it will not.