The rest of the population is getting tired of footing the bill to subsidize
a few. Wy don't you take up a collection from the local boaters and see if
you can put together 3/4 million dollars? Start things off with 5 or 10k of
your own money.


I'll be glad to, when the gov't quits taking my money &
using it to subsidize other things that are NOT in the
Constitution (interstate commerce, which is what the ICW's
purpose, is) and which I disagreew with, like subsidies to
int'l oil & pharmaceutical conglomerates.



Gene Kearns wrote:
Certainly, you are free to disagree with this, but as long as the law
is on the books, we can't cherry pick what we like and disregard the
rest.

Sure we can. A merry system that was begun under Andrew
Jackson! Unfortunately it doesn't really apply to individual
taxpayers, but we can hope...


Do you feel the same way about the Interstate Road System?


Of course not. I was driving on it just yesterday. Besides
much of the road system, interstate & otherwise, is
maintained by states thru taxes on road vehicle fuel.

If the ICW is supported by taxes & fees paid by commercial
shipping, where the heck is the money going? Maybe we should
lobby Halliburton to get into the dredging business?

DSK