“In 2023, outdoor recreation added more than $14 billion to the Arizona GDP, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.” - ThreadSky

altusfs.bsky.social • 9 days ago

“In 2023, outdoor recreation added more than $14 billion to the Arizona GDP, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.”

Reposted from Arizona Politics

#Arizona #NationalParks #NationalForests

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mcanimale.bsky.social•9 days ago

Will be a major decline in tourism this year, and many years to come....

ponyhome.bsky.social•9 days ago

We're already actively driving away tourism from other countries.

darwindepardieu.bsky.social•9 days ago

AZ and UT will also feel the hit of reduced international visitors. Week long detentions of int’l visitors for unknown reasons is doing irreparable harm.

dissentinator.bsky.social•9 days ago

Leopards, faces, etc.

sethp-grumpygoat.bsky.social•9 days ago

Yeah, but if you stop measuring that, all those billions don’t happen

jpure.bsky.social•9 days ago

Bring in the chaos

mantione.bsky.social•9 days ago

The NPS tax is less than $5 for the average taxpayer.

Defunding NPS has nothing to do with cost.

There has to be another reason.

Privatization for the oligarchs

jules-ct.bsky.social•9 days ago

If the feds are dropping these parks, then the states should take them over and they can have that income.

ponyhome.bsky.social•9 days ago

That income is already spent locally. The states already get that income, and don't have to pay the cost of maintaining the parks. For every national park, there are outfitters, restaurants, hotels, guides, gas stations, etc that generate income for the state and the people who live there.

goingforward25.bsky.social•9 days ago

Sad I love our Arizona parks.

topcatone.bsky.social•9 days ago

Good. Voters wanted this, so give them what they voted for. Make them feel it, and just maybe they will learn how to think critically the next time (if there is a next time) they vote.

dcarlsmith.bsky.social•9 days ago

Didn’t Arizona vote for Trump? What did they expect?

jefflee65.bsky.social•9 days ago

After mining the Grand Canyon is complete, the GOP (aka cult of death) want to make it the world's largest dump and fill with garbage. Cuz, you know, if you want to SEE that giant hole in the ground, there are plenty of photos.

riverroxx.bsky.social•9 days ago

You might be channeling Ed Abbey. I like it.

outdoorsolace.bsky.social•9 days ago

In 2023, the outdoor recreation economy, encompassing activities on both public and private lands, generated approximately $1.2 trillion in economic output, accounting for 2.3% of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and supporting 5 million jobs.

The economic blow will be severe.

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