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not buying it. This whole article is based on the fear that States will sell the land. Not drinking that cool-aid. I'm a fan of states having more control and federal government less control. While some states may outsource management of lands, I doubt any will actually sell the land. That's not why they are fighting for control of it. That's just silly.
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The article says the state governments don't have the funds to manage these lands but it did mention how much revenue these parks generate from outdoor activities as a whole . If the revenue goes back to the state, I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be successful. The federal government is terrible at managing the taxpayers resources but there are some states that are equally as bad . In either situation , the lands should be accessible by all that pay the fee to hunt, fish, or play on them .
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Originally posted by Hydestik View PostThe article says the state governments don't have the funds to manage these lands but it did mention how much revenue these parks generate from outdoor activities as a whole . If the revenue goes back to the state, I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be successful. The federal government is terrible at managing the taxpayers resources but there are some states that are equally as bad . In either situation , the lands should be accessible by all that pay the fee to hunt, fish, or play on them .
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Originally posted by rladner View Postnot buying it. This whole article is based on the fear that States will sell the land. Not drinking that cool-aid. I'm a fan of states having more control and federal government less control. While some states may outsource management of lands, I doubt any will actually sell the land. That's not why they are fighting for control of it. That's just silly.
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Originally posted by BTGuard View PostThis is exactly what I said. I know many states seem to be way better at managing money. The reason the feds can afford seems to be they have no issue going into debt.
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Originally posted by Texans42 View PostStates like Texas that only have to manage <600k of state land? What about Neveda how much state land do they have left? What about CO how much state land can you actually hunt on?
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Originally posted by BTGuard View PostThis is exactly what I said. I know many states seem to be way better at managing money. The reason the feds can afford seems to be they have no issue going into debt.
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I'm not a fan. We are sheltered here in Texas, not to mention the state was deeded out well before we entered statehood. For the most part we have excellent elected legislation that is very pro-hunting... With that said a perfect example in Texas is we have a history of robbing TPWD budget(hunting lic revenue and Pittman tax revenue) to balance state budgets, thus robbing GW budgets and park budgets. Who wants to see first responders capped by gas budgets...(wait our GW's are)
Federal system isn't perfect but as it is right now it's public use for ALL and can't be sold
Randy Newberg has some great podcasts and YouTube video out on the subject. He has done his research and it shows with his factual examples
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Originally posted by WItoTX View PostExactly. Not to mention, I don't see what the issue is with individuals owning land instead of some omnipresent creation which has no business, nor right, to own property.
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