Interesting today

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Riot

The point is a government seizing profit from a company to distribute to citizens. One may own the land, but they don't own the intelligence that figured out how to get oil out if it. That intelligence is the source of the profit.

BTW, there are plenty of horses grazing public land in this country, cattle & sheep, too. Look at a map of BLM-owned land sometime, you'd be shocked how much the government owns. Pretty amazing, what the government does for certain private citizens.

i know about blm owned land, and i believe ranchers pay for the right to graze there. far cry from the lush, private pastures of ky tho.
alaska isn't seizing the profit-the gas companies pay to get all that out of there, just like there are mineral rights paid to get stuff out from under ground here in arkansas and elsewhere.

[Riot]

There is no way to color this other than what it is: government theft. The government of Alaska, via law, is taking private company profits and distributing it to citizens.

Many Alaskans may want to suceed from our Union, but they sure don't mind getting free money from other people's intelligence and hard work.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Riot

There is no way to color this other than what it is: government theft. The government of Alaska, via law, is taking private company profits and distributing it to citizens.

Many Alaskans may want to suceed from our Union, but they sure don't mind getting free money from other people's intelligence and hard work.

why would they want to secede from the Union, and where the hell is my new house and car?.......it's over a year now!

[Riot]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

why would they want to secede from the Union, and where the hell is my new house and car?.......it's over a year now!

Ask Todd Palin. Sarah pals around with anti-Americans that wish to harm our Union.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Riot

Ask Todd Palin. Sarah pals around with anti-Americans that wish to harm our Union.

...sounds like an Enquirer story to me!