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Old 08-27-2008, 06:49 AM   #19
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Default The more they have, the more they'll spend

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I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand I think that since a person in a canoe or kayak can cost the state tons of money in search and rescue dollars they should pay for registration.
How much money are we really talking about? I don't recall too many stories each year with regard to such craft. I'm confident the current fees cover it.

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On the other hand as far as I am concerned it is just a tax and I think that we have enough of those already!!!
Amen!

I wouldn't be opposed to registering canoes and kayaks as long as we simultaneously reduce the fees to existing registered craft. Don't ever give the government more paths to your wallet.

In the spirit of full disclosure, I have equal numbers of watercraft that require registration as those that currently do not require it.
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