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by Laura Huggins
The folks at Reason.tv have a great new video out about California's Proposition 21, which would impose a car tax to fund its bankrupt state park system. The video features Leonard Gilroy, whose recent article in PERC Reports clears up much of the confusion surrounding efforts to contract out state park services. Gilroy points out that Arizona has already contracted out services in many of its state parks, resulting in lower entrance fees, parks staying open, and improved natural and recreational quality.
And just to be clear, contracting out services does not mean that private companies will build a McDonalds next to Old Faithful.
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