The organizer of a protest against the federal government tonight in Fairbanks says he does business with the government even though he doesn’t like what it’s doing in Alaska.
“People say, ‘If you’re angry, then don’t sell to the federal government,’ but we’re not stupid,” said Craig Compeau, owner of Compeau’s, a local boat, snowmachine and ATV retailer. “We’re going to bid on this stuff.”
Compeau organized tonight’s “Fed Up with the Fed” rally at the Pioneer Park Civic Center.
Compeau has for years done business with the federal government. In 2008, Compeau’s sold more than $215,000 of merchandise to the federal government, including more than $20,000 to the National Park Service, according to the website FedSpending.org. Between 2005-08, Compeau’s sold more than $600,000 of boats, snowmachines and ATVs to the federal government.
Compeau’s beef with federal authorities and the business he conducts with them are “two totally separate issues,” Compeau said.
“This is an access issue,” he said. “At the rate things are going, I won’t have a business if people can’t access anything. Four-wheelers will be the next endangered species in Alaska.”
Read more: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Fairbanks anti federal rally seeks to draw attention to government
No comments:
Post a Comment