Michael Martinez :verified:<p>The U.S. National Park Service generated $55 billion in revenue and nearby community economic activity, along with 400,000+ jobs, in 2023.</p><p><a href="https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/national-parks-contributed-record-high-$55-6-billion-to-u-s-economy-supported-415-000-jobs-in-2023.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nps.gov/orgs/1207/national-par</span><span class="invisible">ks-contributed-record-high-$55-6-billion-to-u-s-economy-supported-415-000-jobs-in-2023.htm</span></a></p><p>It costs about $3.1 billion per year to operate the National Park Service.</p><p><a href="https://www.doi.gov/ocl/nps-budget-3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">doi.gov/ocl/nps-budget-3</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I can't speak for others (especially if they are worth billions of dollars, which I am not), but it seems to me that if one wished to operate the U.S. government like a business - this would be a great case study for how to do it.</p><p>Seems pretty efficient to me.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/usparks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>usparks</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nationalparkservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nationalparkservice</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>america</span></a></p>