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The US national park system represents some of the most valuable undeveloped real estate in the entire world. According to studies, simply selling Yosemite and nearby Sequoia national parks to developers could lead to a "$1.5 trillion bonanza" as real estate moguls from LA, the Bay Area, and around the world bid against each other to buy those properties from the federal government.
Imagine wiping out 8% of the entire national debt simply by selling a couple of parks. Now imagine all the money that could come from the sale of other federal parks like Yellowstone, Acadia, Crater Lake, Great Smoky Mountains, Grand Canyon, Zion, Denali, Olympic, Shenandoah, etc.
Assuming that private ownership won't cut down significantly on the ability enjoy nature, is it time to unleash this economic engine and cut our debt at the same time, /out/?
