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@ProPublica@newsie.social · 3 months ago

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.
https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-mike-lee-public-lands-sell-off?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Utah #Housing #PublicLands #Conservation #Law

CynBlogger™️Dissents

@cynblogger@sfba.social replied · 3 months ago

@ProPublica
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.

Enema Cowboy

@Enema_Cowboy@dotnet.social replied · 3 months ago

@ProPublica A outcome of rigorous tax audits of Mike Lee's campaign donors would pay for a lot of a lot of housing.

Darwin Woodka

@darwinwoodka@mastodon.social replied · 3 months ago

@ProPublica

You know what solves housing crises? BUILDING HOUSING

Cat West

@Catawu@mastodon.social replied · 3 months ago

@ProPublica they aren’t selling to the homeless. They’re selling to corporate mega realtors and resource extraction corporations. He’s full of crap and he knows it.

Asbestos

@Asbestos@pnw.zone replied · 3 months ago

@ProPublica
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