tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691720833849001029.post5896063397186594750..comments2024-02-05T23:26:20.169-05:00Comments on Wild Horse (and Burro) Warriors: WildEarth Group ask Mrs. Pickens for Help Preserving Federal RangelandMz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691720833849001029.post-17536928057432301762009-07-31T20:38:16.172-04:002009-07-31T20:38:16.172-04:00It is the taxpayers of america that pays for the s...It is the taxpayers of america that pays for the supplemental feed and most all of the rangeland improvements such as wells and piplines etc., so dont believe the hype about ranchers expenditures on the public ranges. It is a free ride all the way for them. It has always been this way.Whats worse, if the gov decides to revoke any of them, they must "make whole" the rancher at "fair market" (grazing) value, eventhough leased to him at less than 1/3 the going rate! Ranchers dont care about a few scraggly cows, its the value of the permits themselves that keep them in the cow business, whether they like it or not, they gotta have some on the range. No cows, no permits, no subs. <br />The argument that we need private cows grazing on public lands to feed our nation is a laugh when you consider that the ranchers grazing their beef on our public lands provide only about 2% of our nations meat.<br />If the truth be known, its the cows been ruining our rangelans for everybody and everything else. Its like the handful of "welfare ranchers" holding permits have a lock on our public lands. The grazing program administration fees cost taxpayers millions a year! And for what, to keep the 2% food supply going? No, its not really about cows, it about the grazing permits. Since some of them are transferable, they are a hot trading commodity today. The instant they are bestowed, the holders own personal property values go waaay up cause the permit means they have a vested interest in the alloted land. Geezum what do you make of the welfare ranchers using their grazing permits as colleradal on BIG loans. Banks dont mind at all. The banksters and brokers favor grazing permits second only to gold and percieve them as "future commodities" as speculating on public lands and what is to become of them (development?) when the cows are gone.Mz.Many Nameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691720833849001029.post-35198641211515834732008-11-30T20:17:00.000-05:002008-11-30T20:17:00.000-05:00Well at last! Here is an environmental group FOR t...Well at last! Here is an environmental group FOR the horses! <BR/>Hooray for EarthWild standing up for the wild horses!Mz.Many Nameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com