“The problem is people believe them when they say that is what it is for.”
True that. But government malfeasance and incompetence is a different matter.
Just look at the $33 BILLION pissed away in California supposedly to build a train from Visalia to Bakersfield (two end-points with zero need for a train linking those two small and medium sized cities)
Government malfeasance is the matter. Oregon is going broke from failed democrat policy. Every aspect of of the state is seeing an increase or new fees and taxes. Billion plus for illegals alone. Public pension has been a time bomb mentioned for years. They are increasing fees and reducing services. I wouldn’t doubt they cut measures for invasive species control.
The Oregon food bank went political and is laundering money to side projects other than just food.
Boat fees are just a very small, visible part of of a great government scam.