I think we all know that if one tax is eliminated or reduced the politicians find new revenue sources to make up for it and then some. Lots of bills get loaded down with garbage taxes as payoffs for one politician supporting another politicians pet tax scheme. Until and unless we cut spending and raise revenues I would expect more of the same. It's all about raising revenue for one thing or other. Not enough money for fish and wildlife because we overspent on social programs etc etc....

The parking stickers or permits were supposed to level the playing field by making those using the access areas pay a share of the cost and not just us fishermen. Hikers,kayakers and the like also have to have a permit sticker. We get ours with our fishing license and , yes, the cost is figured into the license fee. Those who do not buy a fishing or hunting license still must purchase a permit.

Remember when the intitiative process lowered license tabs to $30? Next thing you know there are tons of other fees to take the place of some of the reduced taxes. Cities raised all kinds of taxes on such things as cell phones to help keep their revenues up to pre-initiative levels.

I think we just keep coming back to the political angle as the root cause of what we are complaining about. I would be willing to bet that those who complain here probably voted for the same rascals who caused the revenue problems in the first place. And you might just continue to complain and vote for the tax and spenders anyway....Run all the businesses out of the state and tax us to death and then wonder why we have stupid parking permits for areas our tax money paid to develop in the first place. Can you say Liberal Democrats? Socialists? Locke, Murray, Inslee,Sims?????Sound Transit?