Rancher Cliven Bundy meets with Sen. Rand Paul

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(07-07-2015, 02:14 AM)StLucieBengal Wrote: I'm not debating his failure to pay.   That's wrong.   I am debating the federal gov even having any say in lands.   They should be returned to the states.  

Fees are fees... I'm not against states collecting.

You can't have your cake and sell it too.

The BLM oversaw lands that were worth virtually nothing at taxpayer expense because somebody had to do it. Now, with property rates ever increasing and the energy resources on them decresing, some states would like to have those back. Large scale ag producers like Bundy, too. You can't have it both ways. You can't expect the Fed to cover your losses when something is worth less and private businesses or states to reap all the benefits when it's worth more.