For starters, I am not the person who brought up the issue of mandatory TVPs; maybe KevinR can explain why he felt it needed to be mentioned.

In the discussion regarding the budget cuts (that I see as draconian when applied to the protection of our wilderness areas)there is a wide variety of opinion; some pro, some con. Perhaps there is a clash of cultures that has spilled over into all our discussions? I don't know. We all tend to see issues through the lenses of our presuppositions, which may or may not reflect objective truth.

This article might explain the problem better that I can:

http://eppc.org/publications/pubID.4966/pub_detail.asp