Comments on: Time to privatize CA parks

By: SeeSaw

SeeSaw — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:35:39 +0000

That’s right David. You are only here once. So, if it lights up your life to endure the suffering of living in a tax-free state for a few months, per year, dreaming about your upcoming vacation in CA, go for it.

By: SkippingDog

SkippingDog — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:19:46 +0000

Great plan, John. Let’s just sell the state parks to some company like WalMart. That’ll fix everything.

By: DavidfromLosGatos

DavidfromLosGatos — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:38:09 +0000

“if you don’t like paying taxes you should get ready to scoot.”

Absolutely true.

And, I am going to hike as much and often as I can in the local state parks (Big Basin, Butano, Portolla, Castle Rock, Henry Coe, Henry Cowell, Nisene Marks – so many great ones), plus the local county parks, and open space areas, up until I leave. there are also nice hiking trails where we are going, but too cold to use them i the winter. Of course, with the money we save on CA taxes, we can winter-time vacations out here and hike in the CA parks as tourists!

By: SeeSaw

SeeSaw — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:24:34 +0000

TT, if you don’t like paying taxes you should get ready to scoot. The state is prevented by law from claiming bankruptcy. It can raises the taxes it needs to become sustainable, if it ever gets to that point–I am doing my part, to see that it doesn’t.

By: SeeSaw

SeeSaw — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:21:38 +0000

You obviously have not visited many of our state parks,TT. Tell you what–take a trip up the mid-east portion of CA and stop at MacArthur-Burney Falls State Park. Most people never heard of it. Go take a look–then state that you think if should be off-limits to the normal working folks of CA. Another one: Go to Jedidiah Smith State Park and walk into that redwood forest next to the river. If our parks were to be privatized, just wait till you have another Disneyland. The fees will go sky high, the CEO’s will pocket millions and the employees will earn mininmum wage. That is not our CA. Those are our jewels, and you cannot have them as your private property!!! If you want to see a state run like that, move to one that is.

By: Tax Target

Tax Target — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:32:23 +0000

Sure SeeSaw they will be affordable and accessible when the State shutters them when bankruptcy hits. Been drinking the koolaid of the fiscal crisis is over? Guess again Chief… The State through Moonbeam speaketh with forked tongue. Financial ruin is out there waiting for Moonbeam and his crew.

I’d rather have the parks open and maintained through privatizing than withering and dying at the hands of the Kalifornsky State Government.

By: Bob Smith

Bob Smith — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:02:27 +0000

I know a I guy Arizona who’d be interested…

By: SeeSaw

SeeSaw — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:56:36 +0000

You are just resentful and jealous of the public pensions. I believe it now takes $120/person to go to Disneyland for a day. Privatize our state parks? No way, Jose! The state parks are CA’s sparkling jewels and should be affordable and accessible to all CA citizens.