We had to park a long way from the capital and hike in because the King, fearing the peasants, closed all parking garages and local businesses within reasonable walking distance. He claims it was for safety.
There is a cluster of garages in this area because of the great numbers of people continually visiting the area.
On our walk in, I hobbled past several empty garages. After the rally we took a different route to our vehicle and again, I limped past multiple empty garages.
It occurred to me that a rally such as Lobby Day must be quite a weekend money maker and the locals stood to lose a lot of income.
My questions are: 1. Did the state of Virginia re-reimburse those garages (and other businesses) for their loses?
2. How much was the total?
3. Would not that be our tax dollars spent to bar us access to our King?