“The feds control FAR too much real estate. ....sell...and make it productive.”
Like I said before, fix the dam govey entities before we hand it over to others. The feds are a prime example of how certain people really screw things up. That would be no different if selling 1 million acres to some big company or country from which to make a profit. It would likely still be screwed up!
Having specific vast portions of land just sitting for the beauty, enjoyment, and posterity is fine with me. For example, beautiful mountains do not need be chopped up for ski slopes (and I like to ski), chalets, and all that crap, so people can make a buck. The beauty is natural and should stay that way. Our national parks are no different. Leave em alone.
As you must know by now, Dingy Harry purportedly wants to make Bundy’s land productive, with a solar project. This would be a prime example of why we do not just hand over land for “production”.
You are acting out of emotion. Please do some research before you post.
For starters, I think any sale of public lands should be at public auction, with advance notice to all interested parties in the area. This would cut out the crony socialism and crony capitalism.
Also, there are water rights, grazing rights, mineral rights etc. for many properties in the West. It is RARE to have “clear title” to ALL land rights in many areas of the West. Those “vested interests” or vested rights would attach to the property of course, regardless of ownership, unless and until the mineral rights or grazing rights or water rights were also sold.
The Feds own FAR too much land. The Feds control FAR too much land.