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gab13by13

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Wed May 7, 2025, 12:01 PM May 2025

Will The 4.7 Trillion Dollar Tax Cuts be Paid For By The Sale Of Public Lands

I saw an article that suggested this. If true, I am sure that Krasnov will get his cut from the fossil fuel industry, logging industry, or hotel builders that get our land.

There are plans to shut down 26 Social Security Offices this year. More money for billionaires.

I assumed that Krasnov would put all of the money in his Sovereign Wealth Fund, either way, he will make a lot of money.

I'm sure that gutting Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security will still go to billionaires.

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Will The 4.7 Trillion Dollar Tax Cuts be Paid For By The Sale Of Public Lands (Original Post) gab13by13 May 2025 OP
At least in part... 2naSalit May 2025 #1

2naSalit

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1. At least in part...
Wed May 7, 2025, 12:47 PM
May 2025

Fix Our Forests Act Doesn’t Fix Forests
George Wuerthner
May 6, 2025

https://www.thewildlifenews.com/2025/05/06/fix-our-forests-act-doesnt-fix-forests/

Senators Curtis, Hickenlooper, Padilla, and Sheehy introduced Senate 1462 Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA) legislation. Similar legislation has already passed the House of Representatives.

FOFA is a solution looking for a problem. Unfortunately, our forests do not have problems; even if they did, FOFA would not fix them.

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The real problem with our forests is the failure to understand fire ecology. First, most plant communities in the West are dominated by long fire rotations, often hundreds of years between blazes. This includes common forest species like lodgepole pine, aspen, spruce, fir, juniper, and sagebrush communities.

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Last paragraph...

Rather than a “Fix Our Forests Act,” we need a “Fix Our Climate Act.” Until carbon emissions are under control, the next best solution is a “Fix Our Communities Act,” which can provide funding to harden communities and upgrade building codes to require fire-resistant structures.

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A LOT more at the link.

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