While I agree with your article ‘Young people push for museum' (page 17, The Weekend Sun, April 13) can I also ask if these same young people have given any thought, or been advised, as to just where the money comes from?

As ratepayers with a small land holding we must budget some $70-100 a week to keep up with our obligations money-wise.

Would these young people be prepared to pay, say, between $5-10 a week towards the cost of the said museum, and if not, why not? And, just like rates, which keep going up, would they also be prepared to increase the amount if more was needed at a later date? After all, they seem to have electronic devices, the money for which must come from somewhere. Or do they all think their parents own money trees or ATMs. (That stands for Automatic Teller Machines but perhaps it should actually be Automatic Money Machines).

R McGuinness, Otumoetai.