Ya, usually paired with significant political capital as well. Ranchers in the west make up a mess of state legislatures, are strong conservation advocates (alt

Ya, usually paired with significant political capital as well. Ranchers in the west make up a mess of state legislatures, are strong conservation advocates (although in an indirect/slightly selfish way), and so on. If I had the money to plan for and survive the land-value tax issue, I'd probably buy a mess of land and hand it back over to an operator.