In just over a week, the Super Committee is due to make recommendations to Congress on how to reduce federal spending by more than a trillion dollars over ten years. A new National Wildlife Federation report makes the case that conservation programs should be spared, since they’ve already seen funding cut by more than 30 percent by Congress. Gaspar Perricone with the Bull Moose Sportsmen’s Alliance says rural Wyoming communities depend on the outdoor recreation industry tied to those programs.
(short tag) The N-W-F report outlines more than 100-billion dollars in budget savings by eliminating some tax breaks and incentives for oil, coal and ethanol.
Perricone says when you look at the entire federal budget, conservation programs are a tiny part of spending, yet they’ve already seen cuts up more than four times higher than other spending.
Numbers from the report – the outdoor recreation industry contributes more than 730 billion dollars to the economy and delivers 49 billion in tax revenue.
(short tag) The N-W-F report outlines more than 100-billion dollars in budget savings by eliminating some tax breaks and incentives for oil, coal and ethanol.
Perricone says when you look at the entire federal budget, conservation programs are a tiny part of spending, yet they’ve already seen cuts up more than four times higher than other spending.
Numbers from the report – the outdoor recreation industry contributes more than 730 billion dollars to the economy and delivers 49 billion in tax revenue.
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