Should government own land and what would be a proper percentage?

Toots

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Sun Dec-04-05 11:08 AM
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Should government own land and what would be a proper percentage?

One GOP issue which I am ambivalent about is whether or not public land should be locked up by government ownership or sold to the public. I recognize that certain natural treasures must be protected but in say, Alaska for instance, the governments own over 85% of all the land. I am sure every state has land locked up for a reason but in a lot it seems like an unreasonable amount.

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doubleplusgood

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Sun Dec-04-05 11:15 AM
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1. public land is not "locked up"

that is a GOP/"Wise Use" term. If public lands, like BLM land, Nat'l Forest, etc. were to be sold off, THEN it would be locked up, complete with barb wire & private property/no tresspassing signs.

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noamnety

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Sun Dec-04-05 11:35 AM
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2. "Public Ownership"

We the people own public lands.

Not the Bush administration, not corporations. We the people.

Doesn't seem as bad when you phrase it that way.

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