HOW BIG IS BIG ENOUGH?
THE GOVERNMENT IS BIGGER THAN ALL OF US
About fifteen years ago, a little noticed study was produced by a small demographic group. Offhandedly, it mentioned that the federal government owned outright 49% of the landmass of the entire United States. If one adds state, county and municipal ownership, the number jumps to a stunning 54% and that was more than a decade ago.
The mere facts raise the question of who is the boss and who is the peon. No one, not a government official, has access to that land without the permission of the owner. Is Lincoln so far out of date that the government is no longer ‘ of the people, by the people and for the people.”?
Is the government a trustee for our interests? If so, where is the report on the care, prudent use and profitability of the asset? I guess that the question is when the government is by law hostile to the interests of its people, like in owning most of the land, perhaps a representative form of government is no longer possible.
James McKenna
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Good points. I still get angry whenever I see a sign that says “State Property” or “Federal Government Property”. That’s OUR property!