So, 250 million is a slippery slope fallacy.
FLPMA has been the guide with the processes to sell public lands since 1976. Sen. Lee’s provision tosses FLPMA out the window. Even if you endorse selling off some public lands, do you really want to do it this way? Because once the land is sold, it’s gone forever!
I appreciate the specifics, and I will look further into it. FTR, I'm not a fan of much of this bill, especially the predicted effect on deficits. If public land is to be sold, it should be 100% clear and limited to the specific parcels, all of which should be largely void of game habitat, but when the discussion is limited to only hunters and the selling of any public land is a non-starter, it's not logical and not very productive. Most of the country doesn't use public land wild spaces, and those in DC are involved with much more work than just this single issue.
Stop paying your property taxes and get back to us on who really “owns” your land.
We no longer label habitat as game habitat. We look at it from the context that carry capacity is determined by the health of each unique ecosystem. Hunting is the only viable method of controlling populations and predation.
And humans are a native species, part of the ecosystem. They also need habitat.
This is just an intellectually lazy argument assuming only an all-or-nothing scenario and that all land is equal.
The current debt is $37T, selling off this land is not even going to come remotely close to putting a dent in that, and will be recreational opportunity lost for every single American. This will be nothing more than a cash grab for developers, which oddly enough is your profession, if I remember correctly.
I've already addressed the national debt item, but if you want to continue to simp for the feds, go ahead.
Simp for the feds lmfaooo. I don’t give a rats ass about the federal government, maintaining the status quo is absolutely preferable to the alternative that’s coming if this passes. I also don’t give a rats ass about, nor listen to, the Newberg types who, however well intentioned, have flooded every ridgeline in the west from September - novermber.
I would say its pretty short sighted and self-interested to say only wildlife abundant lots provide opportunity for Americans. What about hiking, camping, ATVs, snow machines, shooting, mountain biking, rock climbing, photography, etc. These can all be done on so called "barren" lands. The bottom line is the public will loose opportunity to access lands that everyone owns, to do whatever they choose. And the public gains from this.....nothing.
