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Originally Posted by J. Strnad
Things like national parks and libraries benefit everyone indirectly, so are properly financed in part by taxes. However, they particularly benefit those who use them regularly, so I think that modest user fees are appropriate.
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If I could give negative karma for that, I would.
Libraries most benefit the people who NEED them most - a user fee of any kind, modest or not, would defeat the purpose.
Libraries have been a great benefit to me when I couldn't have paid for their services - I'm immensely happy to give to them now that I'm able to (and I donate to my local library regularly).
It's exactly for that reason that I'm against charging fees. The benefits to society as a whole far outweigh the costs incurred.
Besides, there are plenty of state and federal parks that don't charge fees - it's only the frequently used ones, where maintenance costs are high, that charge user fees. You don't HAVE to pay a fee to enjoy our lovely country.