Re: National Parks and Camping (advice for me + general discussion)
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When the hell did camping get so expensive? The last 2 campgrounds I stopped at were $20 and $22. This seems way out of line considering that you can get a cheap hotel room for around $40 in a lot of places.
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QFT I've been thinking this exact same thing every time I go camping. I've been to places that were $25/night and $20 to get in the park, making it more expensive than a cheap motel!!
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Anyway, it seems bizarro but of course the reason is the budgets for the parks have been slashed and they have to raise money any way they can. It's the same reason speeding tickets and such keep getting more and more expensive. The retarded voters keep voting to lower taxes but the government just has to get the same money some other way. IMHO the parks should all be free to enter, it's our shared natural treasure and you shouldn't have to pay to get in to see the Grand Canyon or whatever.
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