Close
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 16
  1. #1
    Sir William of Knowledge William's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    Colorado Springs
    Posts
    1,502

    Default Proposed sale of millions of acres of public land under GOP budget bill

    https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar...mpts-backlash/

    Anyone else concerned about this?
    كفّار

    My feedback




  2. #2
    Gong Shooter
    Join Date
    Apr 2020
    Location
    Thornton
    Posts
    322

    Default

    No.......... but I plan on buying as much as I can.

  3. #3
    Serial Speed Limit Breaker
    Join Date
    Sep 2020
    Location
    Aurora
    Posts
    1,199

    Default

    40 acres and a mule.

    -John

  4. #4
    Zombie Slayer Aloha_Shooter's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Colorado Springs, CO
    Posts
    6,530

    Default

    I want to read the bill for myself. I haven't trusted "The Hill" for years.

  5. #5
    Grand Master Know It All Hummer's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Location
    North of Ward in Subaru County
    Posts
    2,608

    Default

    I'm not sure but I think it's probably the typical hair-on-fire histrionics promoted across the leftist media and the environmental community. In many ways I'm connected to that community and am concerned that the proposed bill could be used inappropriately to offer public lands that should be protected for the public. But the bill cover only 3 million acres, and so much .gov land shouldn't be locked up and unproductive for society. Take for instance the huge tracts of BLM land on the west slope, much of it barren, some of it viable farmland, that can't be used productively. Three million acres is a drop in the bucket of the federal lands. Much reform needs to happen with these lands.

  6. #6
    Varmiteer
    Join Date
    Feb 2015
    Location
    Longmont
    Posts
    651

    Default

    It would be nice to be able to buy some at reasonable prices

  7. #7
    Looking Elsewhere
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    The Peoples Republic (Boulder)
    Posts
    3,139

    Default

    The Utah reps and senators have been trying to get this in to every budget bill that has come through in the last two decades. It gets voted out every time.

    As for being concerned about it, eventually it may pass. As for what we can do about it, I'm pretty sure that none of the Colorado reps or senators both reps and dems are on board with this so there isn't really anyone for a concerned Coloradan to contact, they're already on your side.

  8. #8
    Looking Elsewhere
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    The Peoples Republic (Boulder)
    Posts
    3,139

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by DDT951 View Post
    It would be nice to be able to buy some at reasonable prices
    I have news for you, it will not be sold to regular old citizens, if anyone is behind this thinking that they finally just might be able to buy an acre in the woods to call their own they are greatly mistaken.. It will be sold to corporations or sold in large swaths to the highest bidder. The Waltons, Malones, Turners and Kroenkes of the world will be the beneficiaries.

  9. #9
    Fancy & Customized User Title .455_Hunter's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Mountains West of Boulder
    Posts
    2,674

    Default

    I completely oppose the sale of vast tracts of public land used for recreation and conservation.

    I completely support selling specific tracts of land that "make sense" due to nearby or surrounding utilization. A section of BLM that is surrounded by development and has little to no intrinsic value to the public, but could be highly useful to the local area for housing or other infrastructure.
    The vagrants of Boulder welcome you...

  10. #10
    Grand Master Know It All 3beansalad's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Location
    Colorado Springs
    Posts
    2,873

    Default

    The Fed already controls approximately 40% of all land in the US, I don't really have a problem with taking some of the land (and control) from them govt. I wonder how much each state controls beyond that... maybe this is cause for celebration.

    I can see each state redistributing funds to purchasing land they can't afford.
    David - CS, CO feedback

    It's a measure of the civility in this country that no ones seems to fear constantly pissing off the people who own lots of guns.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •