The US
federal government needs to give federal lands back to the states. We have 12
states where federal land occupies between 28.5% and 84.9% of the state’s land
mass. There is no reason for the federal government to continue to maintain control
over 30% of the US land mass.
Nevada
84.9% GDP $161.4 billion
Utah 64.9%
GDP $171.6 billion
Idaho 61.6%
GDP $171.6 billion
Alaska 61.2%
GDP $51.0 billion
Oregon 52.1%
GDP $248.7 billion
Wyoming
48.1% GDP $38.4 billion
California
45.8% GDP $2.8454 trillion
Arizona 38.6%
GDP 329.6 billion
Colorado
35.9% GDP $350 billion
New
Mexico 34.7% GDP $98 billion
Montana 29%
GDP $48.4 billion
Washington
28.5% GDP $517.4 billion
Several
of these Western States are attempting to get the federal government to give
them some relief. For some, the federal government owns an excessive amount of
land and some of these states could increase their GDP if they could put this
land to productive use.
The US
should become food independent and raise all of its own cattle, pigs, etc. Most
of this Western land can support livestock grazing and large parts of it can be
farmed.
There are
some states with large deserts and most of Alaska is covered with ice. There
are also several states that house Indian Reservations. But all states would
benefit by putting more if its land mass into productive use if it is
profitable to do so. States with desert
areas should consider what it would take to pipe water to areas where it makes
sense to do so.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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