I agree except that the old saying "a rising tide lifts all ships" applies double when it comes to tax increases. I've never used the Mercer Island ramp but I'll bet the other ramps on the lake creep up to $7. And I'm not opposed to the concept of a user tax targeting the user rather than a general fund tax. I guess it's a question of when is it too much? I'd like to see the actual cost to mainain the ramp and then the revenue the ramp generates, otherwise we are just practising guesswork as to what the launch fee should be. So it boils down to is the increase justified to maintain the ramp? It would be nice if Mercer Island would post that at the ramp for the users to see. It would go a long ways toward helping users to understand why they are being asked to pay $7 to launch a boat.