LA Times: Trump team has a plan for national parks: Amazon, food trucks and no senior discounts
The Trump administration is mulling proposals to further privatize national parks and limit the use of senior passes there, setting off an angry backlash from conservation groups and retirees.
The senior vice president of government affairs at AARP remarked:
“This proposal is an insulting attempt to push older Americans out of our national parks. The cost of a senior pass already jumped in recent years from $10 to $80, and this proposal would further hurt older Americans who want to visit national parks. Enough is enough.”
Trump’s Interior Dept has assembled a panel of concessionaire advisors, who are pushing for more money making opportunities in the national parks. One idea: limiting use of senior passes. Via @LouisSahagunhttps://t.co/qiWGFnHbdy
— Stuart Leavenworth 💥 (@sleavenworth) November 4, 2019
