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For a lot of reasons, this is crazy. But one of the main ones is that a lot of federal land is very isolated - think of all the millions of acres of land in Alaska that the federal government owns. Just who, exactly, is going to live in "housing" on that property?

I thought the Forest Service managed forests for our benefit - allowing selective harvesting from time to time. Also, communities near national forests and national parks depend on tourists for much of their income. If that land is sold, the tourists will vanish.

Sounds like another plot for the rich to buy up mineral-rich land and exploit it.