WH Memo: Selling Public Lands to Fund Infrastructure Projects

[airlocksniffer]

http://helenair.com/lifestyles/recr...cle_e2f25499-c999-5c77-88fc-652650639329.html

Kudos to Zinke for being consistent in his position, however, when it comes down to it I'm not so sure he wouldn't just accept the order from the White House like like the good little soldier he is. Thoughts?

 

[onpoint]

Good thing people post this stuff on here.
Good thing there is a free press which is able report this stuff.
Good thing Tester is a Montana legislator.
Many Montanan's have already spoke their mind about this bullshit - and it's various iterations ad nauseum............


Here's an idea that will twist a lotta' folks undies:
Charge every American taxpayer an EXTRA $100/year (somewhere around 150 million of us - do the math on the amount) - use that money efficiently to have everybody fund infrastrucure improvement.

And what the hell - remember CARA? Resurrect that idea, use that money efficiently to improve some of the resources that the current administration proposes to sell to fund infrastructure.

But, the tax boogeyman........

 

[idahohuntr]

Short term budget gimmicks, as described by Tester, sums up this memo nicely. Would the President sell a couple floors in one of his hotels to finance elevator repairs? Or a few holes on the golf course to rehab the clubhouse?

 

[Ben Lamb]

I trust the secretary to do whatever he feels will advance his own career. Like first opposing deep budget cuts, then gleefully championing them.

 

[Sytes]

Good to have a DOI that yet again publicly declared he is opposed to the sale of our lands. Considering the multitude of other R's that would have no qualms what-so-ever and would do so with a smile, endorse and push forward to sell off our lands.

Zinke has been on record both as a Montana congressman and as Interior secretary that he opposes selling federal land to state or private interests. He resigned as a delegate to the Republican nominating convention in 2016 after the party included a plank on transferring federal land to states in its platform.

Good to have Tester pushing ahead to assure such does not occur.

 

[elkduds]

What is Trump's first and last word on infrastructure? "Border Wall." Is his plan to sell the most attractive parcels of public land to pay for it?

 

[MTGomer]

Here's an idea that will twist a lotta' folks undies:
Charge every American taxpayer an EXTRA $100/year

I agree but that’s a ‘regressive’ tax in the minds of many.