Monday, April 21, 2014
Millions Wise, Millions More Foolish
According to BLM spokesperson, Kirsten Cannon, the federal government has dished out $966,000 (paid to a contractor) to round up this Bundy fellow's cattle. This, in response to the fact that said Bundy supposedly owes them $1,000,000 (and I would really love to see an itemized bill on that one - a million dollars for grass?). Please, tell me that I'm not the only individual who sees an absurdity here.................................................................................P.S. And, no, this doesn't even begin to take into account all of the other expenses (transportation, overtime to the agents, etc.) that this operation is costing us, the taxpayers. I would certainly love to see an itemized bill there as well.
My understanding is that most of the million owed is from fines for nonpayment.
ReplyDeleteLA county spent $9 million on
ReplyDeleteOJ Simpson. Kind of expensive, law and order these days. BTW,
if you enjoy citizen v guv, a few
dredge miners (gold dust) here in Idaho will be sucking the river bottom to protest EPA regulations. IMO, the 'River Of No Return' is more valuable to the hundreds of international visitors, rafters and fishermen
and the thousands they support in the tourist industry, than some
scruffy hobbyist gold diggers, but there are always two sides to
the issue.
The cost per AUM for BLM land is
ReplyDelete$1.35. The average cost per AUM on private land is $16.80. Since
Clive hates his country's gov't,
he could have used the free market alternative. Of course had he skipped those payments as well, he would owe $12.44 million, probably to Wells Fargo,
who bought the debt as part of a hedge fund. I'm thinking WF plays different than BLM, and despite
a well armed mob, would simply
confiscate the ranch. Private enterprize, you know.
They would have put a lien on his property and left the helicopters and snipers at home.......And O.J. killed 2 people.
ReplyDeleteAnd you are of course correct, Jerry.
ReplyDeleteA $1.38 per head per anum seems relatively.insignificant. And President Reagan must have thought it reasonable back in what, 1986 when he established it.
ReplyDeleteBut yeah, helicopters and snipers seem a but dramatic and over the top. Will is right a lien would have sufficed.
Then their is Harry (it's domestic terrorism) Reid. Perhaps the biggest looney in the room.
ReplyDeleteCome on....stop it you guy's......how much did Waco cost? How about Ruby Ridge,what was the price ticket there?
There, their and they're; we have
ReplyDeletean odd language.
I before e except after c except, except, except.
ReplyDelete
ReplyDeleteWhen the government comes out in force and points rifle's at the heads of Americans who exactly are the terrorist?