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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dumbest idea ever.  Just because other countries do it does not mean we have to.  Other countries do a lot of other things like not work to death and have free healthcare and education.  We don't do that do we?

This further destroys our tourism and that impacts our economy wholly.  So we are just hurting not helping ourselves with this idea.  [b]It's overcrowding that's the prob and citizens are just as much a prob contributing to that as foreigners.[/b]  It's about limiting and organizing numbers of everyone going to the parks![/quote]

The difference is that most residents of the U.S. are traveling individually (families) or in small groups to National Parks. They are not typically arriving in multiple 60-pax tour buses all at the same time, which is what foreign tour groups do.

I've been at National Parks when that happens. It is a nightmare. In one instance in Utah, the entire hiking/walking path was choked with 100+ people all at once. They had no problem with hogging every look-out point, setting up selfie scenes including multiple changes in outfits, taking up every bit of foot space and blocking the view for everyone.

Of course, American residents can do the same things but it is in smaller numbers and more of an annoyance than an all-out overtaking of the area, all at once.

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Well this does not solve what you are talking about. It’s not the stated goal of the Trump administration. Maybe you should work to ban large groups from going to the parks?

Personally I think the parks are overcrowded by Americans and in very bad shape due to lack of funding. The cost to visit should be increased to least $500 per person. If you can’t afford that too bad.[/quote]

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