At 03:50 PM 7/20/01 +0200 Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLBD/BGM/SVM/SGM wrote:
>> Let's say you *own* 10 sq mi of wilderness.
>>
>> I want to buy those 10 sq mi of wilderness because that wilderness area
>> happens to be in a prime location for an airport. I offer you $100
>> mil for the land. Assume the presence of no endangered species in the
>> wilderness area. The land is simply unspoiled wilderness.
>
>Sorry, not selling.
>
><pulls out shotgun>
>And now, get the hell off my property! <grin>
So, even though you could use the $100mil to purchase a patch of Brazilian
Rainforest Wilderness that was several times larger than this patch, and
leave it forever unspoiled, you wouldn't sell? Or you could purchase
several times as much of wilderness in Maine from various Timber Companies
to set aside as wilderness.
>BTW, just out of curiosity: assuming I would sell you the land, what do you
>intend to do with the *non-endangered* species that live there?
The large mammals would probably be relocated. Some of the medium-sized
ones would run away on their own. The rest would be presumably be paved.
Probably like the ones that once lived on that plot of land that now holds
your house, office building, grovery store, car mechanic, etc.
JDG
P.S. I'm off to wish a Happy 90th to Great-Grandma. See you all on Tuesday.
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