Post by L Roebuck on Mar 4, 2011 13:28:58 GMT -5
Scenic treasure: How conservation lines the pockets of the rich
What if Biscuit Run were the tip of the iceberg, just the latest and largest in a litany of public payments to private citizens? What if the state gave away vast sums-- some measuring in the millions of dollars-- to induce millionaires to "conserve" luxurious estates that they may have had no intention of developing anyway? And what if Virginia, which forces the humblest homeowners to place their real estate transactions in public view, created a special law allowing the millionaires to shroud such deals-- currently measured at $106.8 million a year in taxpayer money?
www.readthehook.com/88910/scenic-treasure-how-conservation-lines-pockets-rich
What if Biscuit Run were the tip of the iceberg, just the latest and largest in a litany of public payments to private citizens? What if the state gave away vast sums-- some measuring in the millions of dollars-- to induce millionaires to "conserve" luxurious estates that they may have had no intention of developing anyway? And what if Virginia, which forces the humblest homeowners to place their real estate transactions in public view, created a special law allowing the millionaires to shroud such deals-- currently measured at $106.8 million a year in taxpayer money?
www.readthehook.com/88910/scenic-treasure-how-conservation-lines-pockets-rich
