Something that has greatly aided the consolidation, of particularly farm land, in the US, is that no one wants to farm anymore. All of the rural populations are declining - Everyone wants the bright lights/big city. There is still a considerable amount of decent land left in the US, but it isn't necessarily where people want it to be. But it is available, to anyone, regardless of nationality, and at a fair price. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote :
In San Francisco, from April 25-28, 400 people from across the country and around the world gathered to discuss an awkward problem – land reform in America. Land reform is a loaded term, one that reeled conference participants’ imaginations toward the antics of Third World dictators and communist zealots. It’s hard to conceive a more un-American activity than thinking about an alternative to private property. Yet here were the Friends of the Earth next to the NAACP west coast region, alongside the Archdiocese of Kansas doing exactly that. That was in 1973. Read more: Thoughts on Land Reform Summits in San Francisco | Raj Patel http://rajpatel.org/2014/04/19/thoughts-on-land-reform-summits-in-san-francisco/ Thoughts on Land Reform Summits in San Francisco | Raj Patel http://rajpatel.org/2014/04/19/thoughts-on-land-reform-summits-in-san-francisco/ In San Francisco, from April 25-28, 400 people from across the country and around the world gathered to discuss an awkward problem – land reform in America. View on rajpatel.org http://rajpatel.org/2014/04/19/thoughts-on-land-reform-summits-in-san-francisco/ Preview by Yahoo
