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03-26-2010, 03:02 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
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There's no down side to registering this year---why would anyone think that it's a bad idea to let the Feds know just how many (presumably voting) recreational saltwater anglers there are in this neck of the woods? 
These are 12 million saltwater fishermen who don't live in states that already have a SW license, as they don't have to register  |
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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03-26-2010, 03:08 PM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,555
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Originally Posted by Mike P
There's no down side to registering this year---why would anyone think that it's a bad idea to let the Feds know just how many (presumably voting) recreational saltwater anglers there are in this neck of the woods?
These are 12 million saltwater fishermen who don't live in states that already have a SW license, as they don't have to register |
Why??? Because I think it is nothing more than a cash grab tax that will ultimately be imposed upon us, beginning next year, with an escalating cost down the road. I have absolutely zero faith that the funds generated will be used exclusively for fisheries management, especially given the Patrick administration's and the legislature's record of changing tax basis' yearly to meet their bottom line. They will grab these funds too. |
“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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03-26-2010, 04:20 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,164
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Originally Posted by nightfighter
Why??? Because I think it is nothing more than a cash grab tax that will ultimately be imposed upon us, beginning next year, with an escalating cost down the road. I have absolutely zero faith that the funds generated will be used exclusively for fisheries management, especially given the Patrick administration's and the legislature's record of changing tax basis' yearly to meet their bottom line. They will grab these funds too.
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When you can find a case of any Massachusetts governor successfully glomming onto the FW/hunting/sporting license funds, which by law must be kept in a dedicated interest-bearing account and used only on hunting and fishing issues, let me know. Because if memory serves me correctly, Mitt tried and got shot down. |
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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03-26-2010, 03:18 PM
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Eels
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Cape Cod,MA.
Posts: 3,336
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Originally Posted by Mike P
There's no down side to registering this year---why would anyone think that it's a bad idea to let the Feds know just how many (presumably voting) recreational saltwater anglers there are in this neck of the woods?)
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They are just playing it smart and planning ahead,this is a dry run for us but they need the figures on how many people are going to register so they can calculate on how much money there going to receive next year  |
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