The federal government owns 86% of the land in Nevada and more than 30% of the land in the USA. that's unconstitutional :
http://benswann.com/lofti-who-actually-owns-americas-land-a-deeper-look-at-the-bundy-ranch-crisis/ >
the government this much land in Nevada and other states is socialism/communism. the land must be given to the states and individuals NOW. Nothing is more monstrous to me than government owning land
The gov is using 30% of the U.S. land for environmentalism when private companies could be using those vast resources to get oil, oil shale, logging, farmland etc.. Use Google to see that just on government owned lands in the west there is more recoverable oil than all of the rest of the world combined
Senator Mike Lee (R--UT) has highlighted another pernicious effect of federal land ownership in Utah (57% federally owned).
The local taxing authorities -- the county, the school boards, etc. -- are screwed.
Lee describes how they have to go -- hat-in-hand -- to the federal agencies (BLM, NPS, USF&W, etc.) and Congressional committees and ask for "equivalent compensation in lieu of taxes".
Alas, it's never "equivalent", it's never on time and it's never reliable from year-to-year.
Lee evidently attends these meetings personally, lending his weight to the County Commissioners and School Boards -- and believes it's a raw deal for both the local taxing authorities and the taxpayers (who are ponying up the compensation from the government agencies).
Not to mention, the land in question could be far better manaqed by the state, county or private owners.