CWUgirl,
I'd have to disagree with you about the "conscience" statement. I know of several ballot levies I and many others have voted for in the past - school levies, 911 levies, library levies to name a few. So I do believe that voters will do the right thing when they know the money is going to be used for the right something worthwhile and needed. Lets keep it to angling - I would guess that most of us on this board would gladly pay our yearly fishing license knowing it would go toward fishing. But since it doesn't and instead it's wasted on so many pork barrel projects, most of us are very iritated instead. On the WL.com board it was brought up that a "trout stamp" might be a good idea to promote and improve trout lakes. And if that's where the money went it would be a good idea. But we all know that the money gets sloshed into the general fund to pay for someone's office upgrade.
My point is, I think people are willing to pay when they know the money is going to be used wisely and fairly.