- Many US National Parks are far too popular for their own good. Try some searches like "too many visitors at US National Parks" if you're unfamiliar. Yes, more infrastructure spending could mitigate some parts of this problem.
- It's common for US state and local parks to be cheaper for residents of the state or locality operating the park. You can view that as a carrot offered to the local voters, whose taxes provide most of the parks' funding. Or as a way to beat more money out of visitors who can't vote against those taxes. (And are likely to be higher-maintenance for park staff, because they are unfamiliar with things.)
- In the US, well-funded parks are a popular ideal. The reality is that money is usually short, even in quite well-to-do communities.
- Many US National Parks are far too popular for their own good. Try some searches like "too many visitors at US National Parks" if you're unfamiliar. Yes, more infrastructure spending could mitigate some parts of this problem.
- It's common for US state and local parks to be cheaper for residents of the state or locality operating the park. You can view that as a carrot offered to the local voters, whose taxes provide most of the parks' funding. Or as a way to beat more money out of visitors who can't vote against those taxes. (And are likely to be higher-maintenance for park staff, because they are unfamiliar with things.)
- In the US, well-funded parks are a popular ideal. The reality is that money is usually short, even in quite well-to-do communities.
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