PERFECT! I was looking for that graphic. People need to see and comprehend how badly the Federal Government has been with respect to the Western States. Just look at the disparaity between Massoftwoshitts at 0.4% and Nevada at 84.5%. What’s wrong with this picture?
As for the poster who thinks keeping all of us off of our land is a good thing, just how does that work when you compare Minnesota with 5.6% vs. Montana with 29.9%. Is there really any logical argument that says that state and private ownership ruins the land! It’s just stupid to make that kind of a statement.
“Is there really any logical argument that says that state and private ownership ruins the land! It’s just stupid to make that kind of a statement.”
Actually, yes there is, literally. Take hydraulic gold mining in California where the land was literally washed away.
Take clear cutting forests for the sake of lumber.
Take strip mining where no reclamation was required.
New let’s talk about lands under lakes. Take back when industrial wastes from Chicago was allowed to go into the big lakes. This is just one example.
It’s human nature for many people to just crap in their own nest.
I think the deeper issue is not the federal govt owning the land, it’s who we have elected as a peoples to be in charge of the fed govt.
I agree all lands not used as military bases and govt offices should be signed over to the states. But then we still have a problem of lefties running many states.
In the 1800’s it was “Westward Ho!”. Today it’s “Leftward Ho!”.
We need to stop that or the state or fed gov will seize whatever lands are in private ownership right now. I think this happened in Russia when the commies took over, right?