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Originally Posted by MikePal
Mike, the point I was trying to make was the ""generation thing"", I'll have to check ( when I have time ) but I was pretty sure there was a thread awhile ago how all our ""license fees"" went straight back into the big pot of money for them to spend how they see fit, not necessarilly on fishing or hunting related issues, but could be wrong on that front.
Does Mike pal even fish jk , As for the cost of hunting tags they far exceed a fishing license which has no age limits .I would choose to fish over hunting if cost was a issue and of course all funds go to supports the MNR right ...
Trolling? No. A little tongue n cheek? guilt. I just don't see it as a big deal if someone over 65 has to buy a discount licence to fish. The generation that is turning 65 soon or has in the last 10 years is probably the most well off of any generation so a licence that works out to about $2 a month isnt going to hurt anyone. We arent talking about war widows here.Quote:
Originally Posted by woody1948
To answer some of the other comments, no I am not 16, Iam in my 40s. Obviously yes I was broad brushing with my comments Iam sure even back 30 years ago or so before catch and release was well known there were some conservationists. And the ones that were keeping everything they caught I dont blame them at all, it was the standard practice back then. My grandfather who I respect more than anyone, the one who started me fishing would be lumped into this group as well so trust me when I say I dont blame them, just simply stating a fact. Around that same time car seats for kid were optional doesnt mean you were a bad parent if you didnt use one, it was just the practice of the time.
Pay as you go type systems like this are good in my books and beat a general across the board tax increase any day. And lets hope there is a provincial governement change shortly and this is all a moot point.
It isn't the obvious money grab that bugs my butt. Living in the north all I see is a continuously limited access to lakes that I fished when I was younger. So I'm paying licence fees that support commercial operations.
That's equal opportunity??
Not really a big deal in the current economic climate. However, some folks have waited 65 years to get something free out of the government........and now nothing.....lol.
What..at 65 they start to sent you a cheque every month...just use $20 of it to get out fishing :)Quote:
Originally Posted by heronk
Anyone who's okay with this needs an elastic band stretched around their head... So they can snap out of it.
It's the big foreign Corps. like Inco that ruined the fisheries not individual fisher-people. Fairly tax one Big Foreign Corp. (like GE) and we'd have all the revenue we'd need.
It's not okay to go after the little guy all the time. Take a stand!:thumbup:
Right. Manufacturing is leaving this province in droves because the taxes, and hydro rates are the highest in North America, and your solution is to raise the taxes on them?....Quote:
Originally Posted by gubbz
Economics 101.
lol . Maybe they should lower the age and to under 50 and charge you triple to offset the increase to seniors on a fixed budget . And since when is fishing ever cheap ? That comment is way out there .:DQuote:
Originally Posted by seabast
TD
Should be free for 45. ;)
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Originally Posted by 400bigbear