“If it were up to me, I would privatize a lot of BLM and Forest Service land in the west and use the proceeds to expand national park assets in the east. I would not touch the crown jewels, but a large part of the federal estate in the west has traditionally been leased to farmers, ranchers, and timber and mining companies. From time to time, the feds get imperial and decide to force the locals off land they have worked for generations. That’s where a lot of the bad blood comes from.”
I would privatize the lands too. But, if there is anything of use - minerals, timber, oil - we should mine and log. These are under utilized lands, and we should get what is needed from them. Everything would be up for grabs including the “crown jewels.”
I ain’t a preservationist. :)
No, you sound more like a locust.