Re:Pando, the Most Massive Organism on Earth, Is Shrinking
by jessaustin on Friday October 19, 2018 @02:19PM
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Most USA beef is raised by people who own or rent the land they use. Only in the West do unsavory types like Cliven Bundy get such a sweet deal from the federal government. Even then they barely make ends meet, because the land is so unsuited to grazing. We should end the whole shoddy pretense of grazing fees enabling environmental destruction, but it would take a political miracle to get that through the Senate.
Re:Pando, the Most Massive Organism on Earth, Is Shrinking
by ticviking on Friday October 19, 2018 @03:53PM
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Note: many of these families would HAPPILY buy and maintain the land themselves but the government has decided that holding the land in "trust" and allowing a tragedy of the commons to destroy the landscape is a better idea.
Re:Pando, the Most Massive Organism on Earth, Is Shrinking
by mtnGoat on Friday October 19, 2018 @05:45PM
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i doubt they have the finances to buy these vast amounts of land... even at $500/acre you'd need millions in cash available to win an auction or sale.
while on the subject, i doubt "many" want to buy, it's much easier to rent, scam and complain.
Re:Pando, the Most Massive Organism on Earth, Is Shrinking
by ourmandave on Friday October 19, 2018 @02:02PM
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Pound* a steak through the heart of Big Beef!
* Pound based on 16oz sirloin precooked weight.
We need to get a leash on these ranchers who are making millions plundering our natural heritage and belching massive amounts of CO2 into the air.
Too much of OUR land and too many of OUR resources are handed to these people for them to chop it up and sell it back to us. It needs to end.
Drop the subsidies for the meat industry. Tax the real cost. Tax the carbon. Driving up the cost of meat will incentivize people to eat less of it.