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Originally Posted by MathGeek
Yeah, yeah. And all the lottery proceeds go to support education. And your social security payments are kept in a "lock box" for you to draw on in retirement.
Most "dedicated" governmental funding schemes are shell games. The US treasury (federal funds) are one huge frungible, co-mingled deal.
On the whole, I'm glad the feds bought some wetlands rather than confiscating them through regulation without compensating the orignal owners.
But you are not going to convince me that a Duck Stamp is not just another tax, kinda like Obama Care is just another tax.
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Not saying it's not a tax, but one of the good ones IMO. I don't trust them any more than you, but this is accounted for and put in the ground so I'm told. It has been a good thing for wildlife conservation and well worth $15.