PS: I can't help but respond to this. The idea of user fees is very much a republican idea. Democrats tend to want to have higher taxes and fewer fees. A more communal system whereby we all pay and the cost of the service is not as obvious as it is with user fees. Republicans tend to want to have lesser taxes and to have the users pay for the "service" received. This is a concept I support, IF the fee is roughly equivalent to the cost of the service.

I can understand why eastern Washington republicans do not want to pay for western Washington ferries. T o me users fees are the fairest of taxes. A pain in the keister sometimes, but what could be more fait than the guy getting the service paying for it? Cal me crazy but I favor toll bridges, trail fees, launch fees, etc. IF the fee is appropriate and IF the money is used only to cover the cost of the service. Gosh I guess I better get some foil and join the elephant party, at least on this issue.