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>It's been the playbook of every government agency that has not been funded properly for about a generation now Has the funding stagnated or has the mandate of
by potato3732842 2y ago
>It's been the playbook of every government agency that has not been funded properly for about a generation now
Has the funding stagnated or has the mandate of these organizations expanded.
Way back when Regan was cutting things the median USFS camp ground "with bathrooms" probably had an outhouse and the fire rings were probably literally old truck rims tossed on the ground, If a camper wanted toilet paper or a grill they brought. And when they wanted to move the outhouse or add more campsites they probably didn't do a formalized environmental impact study (even if done in house that sort of stuff still costs something) because that wasn't considered within the scope of their jobs. Funding has not kept pace.
- kelnos 2y ago> Has the funding stagnated or has the mandate of these organizations expanded. Does it matter? Expanding scope without increasing funding is functionally equivalent to maintaining scope and reducing funding. If the USFS is expected to do more, they need more funding. If they aren't getting it that's a problem. If the USFS is expected to do the same, they need at least the same funding (adjusted for inflation, at minimum). If they aren't getting it, that's a problem.