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 Stories About: George Bush AND logging AND national parks AND politics
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Where's Grover Norquist when you need him?
Bush raises taxes on hikers and campers, mysteriously leaving logging companies alone |
Glenn Hurowitz |
07 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Bush won't slash subsidies for raise taxes on oil companies, but he's happy to raise taxes on hikers and campers. But I'm sure Grover Norquist will hold him accountable for this apostasy. Reeling from the high cost of fighting wildfires, federal land agencies have been imposing new fees and increasing existing ones at recreation sites across the West in an effort to raise tens of millions of dollars. Additionally, hundreds of marginally profitable campsites and ... |
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| Topics: George Bush, logging, national parks, politics (all these topics) |
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