Close to Home: Vulture capitalism threatens public land
The American people understand that our majestic public lands are not corporate assets to be stripped, collateralized or liquidated.
June 24, 2025
As Republicans muscle their “Big Ugly Bill” through Congress, many Americans are rightfully worried about its immediate impacts. Like potentially crashing our health care system by stripping health insurance coverage from 16 million people, triggering deep Medicare cuts, ending food assistance for millions and driving up electricity costs.
Targeting family budgets to fund tax breaks for billionaires is bad, but there’s more: now we’re learning the bill is coming for public lands — our shared natural heritage. Most people want our majestic lands to be thoughtfully managed and carefully stewarded for current and future generations. But the Trump administration and MAGA Republicans in Congress just see “assets” to be liquidated for short-term gain. A late addition to their bill does that on a shocking, unprecedented scale.
Republican President Theodore Roosevelt must be rolling in his grave. Roosevelt’s visionary leadership produced the national wildlife refuge system, national monuments, the Wilderness Act, millions of acres of protected forest lands and several national parks. He often spoke with passion about the “great central task” of protecting and enhancing public lands for future generations.
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By: Jared Huffman
Source: The Press Democrat
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