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Show #607: WAYNE HAGE'S WAR: PRIVATE PROPERTY ON PUBLIC LANDS
Guests: Wayne Hage’s daughter, Rebecca Morrison, and a representative from the Sierra Club
Subject: The federal government owns approximately one-third of the land in the United States. One day, rancher Wayne Hage went to war with the government over his right to graze livestock on that public land. Wayne Hage’s war leads us to ask… Should private property be allowed use of public lands?
Topics include why a property dispute between a Nevada rancher and the federal government turned into a 30-year war over property rights; what impact this war has on the private use of public property; and whether private parties should be able to use public property.