Lawsuit Against Rec.Gov
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Attorneys for plaintiffs in a recently filed class action suit against Booz Allen Hamilton - operator of Rec.gov - allege that the multi-billion dollar government contractor has illegally collected tens, even hundreds of millions of dollars from American citizens.
Those who would like to send a message to their elected representatives in the House and the Senate can now visit the Democracy IO link below, which provides a quick, painless method by which you can find and message your reps in a matter of seconds.
Just go to the link below, as well as the Google Doc linked below that, copy the FLREA Letter to Reps in Google Docs, then paste that into the comment section in the Democracy IO link. This takes less than two minutes, and you'll rest well, knowing that you took action to affect change for the benefit of future generations of our people.
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Years ago I saw so much of the same issue with disgust . I am no longer fearful of being a lone wolf.
Thank you Todd for your leadership on this issue! I’m on board and will spread the word
Just now finding this series. Thank you for speaking up.
Thanks so much for spreading the message, Todd. We should be shocked, but I think most know how the mighty dollar rules the country; so sad. My wife and I were at the Smokey Mountain National Park this weekend and observed some interesting changes happening. When you enter, a large blinking sign tells all that parking permits are now required in the park. As we travelled through, we saw workers driving wooden posts into the ground creating barricades in many of the pull-offs you used to be able to park in. I feel certain that this is to "funnel" cars into the permit required parking areas. I also wouldn't be surprised if our senior lifetime passes will soon be revoked so we can generate more money for Booze Allen Hamilton. Folks, this is only the beginning. I will certainly forward our concerns to the appropriate parties. Thanks again, Todd.
Shared far and wide - As soon as the letter is available I'll make sure everyone I know has a copy and is sending it to the scumbags who are allowing this to happen
Thank you Todd for this information. I will use any and all you can possibly supply or recommend to help shine a blinding light on this BS. Appreciate your effort with this and keeping us informed. Take care fella.
Todd C dropping knowledge!!
Hi Todd, I just sent my email to my Reps. I'm hoping others will too and create a movement for change. I also reposted on my FB page. Thank you so much for informing us of this. Best wishes.
Truly great piece, man. Bravo! In addition to regular app fees, recgov is taking in a windfall on non-refundable lottery app fees; river trips, popular hikes, the list goes on. Many lotteried permits are reaching the less than 1% chance of obtaining. The math is staggering, and was obviously on Booz's radar when they sought the contract.
Thank you, thank you! I appreciate your efforts to help us.
thank you for shedding light on this very important issue
Thanks, Todd. Will be contacting our senators.
Good Job Park Junie. So crazy to see you in a "real Den" and not in your natural habitat lol. Park Junkie you would be a perfect representative to visit D.C. and talk to that new lady running BLM, Director Tracy Stone-Manning (she's been in since 21) and give your every day guy's point of view on this. There is no question you have the credentials to do so and nobody can say your love for our parks is not fact in evidence. I know it's a lot and I'm certain it's not something you would want to do, but when you speak on location that love for the whole National Park experiences comes across 5x5. Any way, good to see you Park Junkie and I'll sign mine when you put it up. Lastly, thanks for taking this on,
Simon
Thank you
Thanks Todd, I appreciate your efforts and taking the lead on this endeavor. I❤
100% on board with you. Thank you for sharing this information!
Thanks for all the Hard Work Todd. This is so amazingly CORRUPT!!! Keep it up suh!!!
It certainly does smell like corruption.
Thank You!
I've hated these "fee's" since the beginning. To the point that I (now) avoid any national parks requiring them. I used to go to Yosemite several times a year. Haven't been since entry feee's and the junk attached to them were instigated. And that's a shame because it's a magical place. I have my senior pass and after looking forward to using it in my retired years to afford Park visits I now see additional fee's that, in essence, drive me elsewhere. IF I can even get in due to over-reservations. I go to mostly BLM lands now.
I've felt these fee's were a scam from the beginning. Now, thanks to you, there may be a direction out of this.
A correction/elimination of this practice does need to be performed. I've subscribed to your channel for follow up!
10 years of privateer profiteering from our national parks is enough. Fire them all. End the windfall contract with Booz Allen.
Thank you Todd. For the update!!!! Thank you Todd!!!
Great video with valuable information. Perhaps all subscribers should join the lawsuit as plaintiffs. We ran into these fees last year at RMNP & it was a pain. Keep up the good work.
It's a class action suit. I think everyone that's every paid the fee is a plaintiff.
Thanks so much for this important information.
Thanks so much for making this topic very clear about what’s going on. Stay well.
Thx!
It's not just fees and the cloud of possible corruption. Think of the huge amount of personal information you have to give up to this entity when you make a reservation.
Looking forward to your form letter and will send a letter as we all should. I want my money back for every Wave lottery I lost, every vehicle reservation to Glacier NP, Rocky MTN NP, Yosemite NP and Arches NP. So unfair. I always thought all the money was going to the Park Service to benefit our public lands. They fooled us all once, but no longer.
Glad you’re spreading awareness. Will watch for your template.
Unreal!🙄
It’s BS!!! Sue!!! Crooks galore!!!! How do we join the lawsuit???
Great report. I take it you think the disabled and gold star families are more entitled to the fees than booze allen executives? It would be hard to find someone who disagrees, unless scotus!
Thank you for your work here. I will definitely follow up and use your email forms.
OMG !
Keep up the great work!
Thanks for doing the research. This is BS.
Nice job outlining the bs, bro. ✊🏼
thanks for all the effort youre putting into this!
hey Todd, you should make a Rumble account and start posting video's there as well. Rumble is taking off and needs this kind of channel
wow, this is horrible, I would love to go to our national parks as we have some of the most beautiful places, But with the no filming even for a small youtube channel without permits and now hearing about this BS I am not interested at all. I don't mind paying the parks to visit but not some A hole Billionaire. F that. this sucks. thanks for the info.
I don’t understand why this was contracted out other than a hand out for their lobbying efforts
Been a minute brother! I've been wondering about you and missing your posts! Great to see you and I truly appreciate your informative updates on our behalf! You've become "the watchman for THE PEOPLE'S National Parks"! God bless you and keep it up! 👍❤️
your the man...
Hey, Doc. I'm curious (at 3:50), who did BAH buy off that they were able to contract from re-desiging a website to operating it? Seems like a giant leap. Any idea which senator(s) may be involved? Thanks for all your hard work on this and keep me in the loop. I'll write and share. It's a real pisser.
There need to be more lawsuits many many more. How about class action lawsuits for military and disabled people?
Daing Todd, I sort of thought, "ah, use fees?" WTF is this? For years I've gotten my pass free and now they want money. I've also felt Rec.gov was fishy and wondered why in hell was this happening now. Yep, this is total BS.
Stop going to parks!
I live there, and Mount Desert Island-Acadia National Park, where I used to live does the same thing😳
Aren’t you jeopardizing your position with the parks? It’s probably a Mexican owned company doing food, right? I think it was in Maine…..Ortega😳
Glad to see you again ❤️
14:27 was the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act renewed?
So it seems the Booze Hamilton contract was signed during the Trump administration, need I say more
Snowden worked for Booz Allen
Again, this is a bunch of crap. Think of it this way, the government put out a call for bids on a contract, and the bidders either asked for more money upfront, or more fees they can charge per transaction. One way or another, the contractors, like all government contractors, are making a profit. So if you don’t like the fees, then more of your tax dollars go to the contractor up front and in the end, you still provide a profit for the contractor. At least fees target the actual user of the amenity, and not just the general populace of taxpayers.
It's true that it's not capitalism, but that's because it's rent-seeking behavior. Fees (a form of rent) technically aren't profits because profits come from the workers who utilize capital to produce meaningful goods and services. BAH is just sitting on our public lands like a government-sponsored landlord and collecting rent to produce nothing.
Those fees need to be paid back to our national parks! Who in the hell started this corruption?
Watch Todd's other video detailing Booz Allen. He names names and "positions" they came from. Basically, ex-politicians seeking their "golden egg".
$12 million backlog? Maybe we should have kept some of the $100 Billion that went to Ukraine. In fact, we should have never given them a dime!!
Hopefully this lawsuit goes before a Trump appointed judge. I have no confidence in uniparty judges.
God bless capitalism
This is outrageous. Bernie Sanders is probably ok with charging fees like this, but I am not. When the government allows this type of behavior it is called cronyisms NOT capitalism.
“Like Bernie Sanders?” Who has stuck up for the consumer consistently? Elizabeth Warren, a democrat. Who benefited from no-bid contracts? Halliburton. But let’s keep politics out of this.
@@JimAllen-Persona I blame both parties for "shutting their eyes" to what's going on. Todd is correct, the bureaucrats know exactly what's going on.
It’s a uniparty and massive bureaucracy and the reason Trump was despised by them. He was attempting to destroy this corrupt partnership of government and corporations.
10% for the big guy.
I support your horror of the reservation system for profit. Speaking of reservations, why not strip the power of controling acces to our National parks to native Americans? It would be more appropriate than casinos..
I always naively thought that rec.gov was a government operated website. I naively thought that a certain portion of the funds were going to the park where the camping reservation or whatever was purchased.
First it was Ticketmaster with their fees and scammy ticket presales, now it's RecDotGov getting their grubby hands into business of park access. I'd be happy to pay the fees IF the money went towards the parks themselves. As you have pointed out that is clearly not the case. Thank so much for your effort to raise the public's consciousness on this issue. I'll definitely be signing that form letter and passing it along to my friends and family (by the way, nice to see that copy of Walden on the shelf over your shoulder!)
Suggestion: make a submission to Michael Smerconish for inclusion in his daily newsletter. He's very fair minded and always looking for content. I think it would be a good way to get more exposure for the issue. Who knows, he might even ask you to be a guest on the program!