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As a point of comparison in the other direction, the federal government owns 34.5 million acres in Idaho alone.
by bradleyjg 7y ago
As a point of comparison in the other direction, the federal government owns 34.5 million acres in Idaho alone.
- codyb 7y agoIsn’t the federal government at the very least supposed to embody the will of it’s people? I’ve no problem with my nation owning a lot of the land within its borders. You certainly didn’t make any particular point on the subject but I’d rather we own than one person owns.
- bradleyjg 7y agoMy point wasn’t so much about whether it’s right or wrong for private landowners to own that much land. It’s that the western continental US is really big (and empty) as compared to Cyprus or Israel.
- codyb 7y agoYea, well that’s absolutely a fact I feel acutely whenever I have to cross the darned thing for work!