Utah Sen. Mike Lee Says Selling Off Public Lands Will Solve the West’s Housing Crisis. Past Sales Show Otherwise.
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Last month, Lee introduced a now-removed amendment to Trump’s policy megabill that mandated the sale of up to 3 million acres. It did little to address the challenges of building affordable housing on public land.
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5 Comments
Enema_Cowboy@dotnet.social · 1 pts · 1y
@ProPublica@newsie.social A outcome of rigorous tax audits of Mike Lee's campaign donors would pay for a lot of a lot of housing.
gimulnautti@mastodon.green · 1 pts · 1y
@ProPublica@newsie.social Anybody still believing a word coming out of the mouths of these oligarchy-peddling slimebags is a total idiot.
Nazani@universeodon.com · 1 pts · 1y
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Ignore him, get a group together & buy some public land. Some smaller environmental clubs are doing this.
Asbestos@pnw.zone · 1 pts · 1y
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there is zero chance that will do squat. 99% of what would be built are "master planed communities" starting in the $500's
or condo developments near ski areas. Also some new "resort communities" with vacation rental ready houses starting in the $750's
cynblogger@sfba.social · 1 pts · 1y
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And where does the WATER come from? These sites may be public land (belonging to We The People) but NONE of the areas have water reserves to support a significant population.