Your choosing Tim Eyman to quote on the $5 opt-out fee for auto registration is like picking the Unabomber to comment on the recent increase in the postal rate. (Tuesday article, “That $5 isn’t for your car tabs.”)
In the quote, Mr. Eyman stated, “Blind people, disabled people and stupid people will be the only ones paying it by not knowing to check the box.”
This must mean that I am stupid because I just happen to believe that closing down or selling off up to one-third of the state’s 121 parks would have a major detrimental impact on most of us. Mr. Eyman evidently doesn’t get out much on sunny days to see how many hundreds of Washington citizens utilize these parks. In his never-ending quest to support a career based on selling people on “reducing taxes,” he has totally lost sight of the bigger picture. If none of us pay any taxes, then none of us will enjoy the benefits of living together in this place we all enjoy calling our home.
I do not share the attitude that Mr. Eyman promotes that all these politicians are somehow our enemies. I voted for many of these people who are in office, and I believe they work extremely hard to balance the needs and wants of a diverse electorate. Mr. Eyman keeps hammering about “waste in government” and if we cut off the funding then “they” (the enemies in office) will be forced to find better solutions. Well, the only results I see of his initiatives are the cutting of vital programs and now the demise of our state parks.
Everyone is hurting for money during these challenging financial times, but I, for one, believe that it is worth $5 of my money if it will help keep parks open, and I do not appreciate anyone labeling me as one of the “stupid” just because I didn’t choose to opt-out.
Ron Shaw
Mukilteo
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