whiskeydog
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Any chance on a source for this in the platform? I looked through the official Libertarian webpage but didn't see anything. Maybe I missed it.
Read it how you will...i take this to mean they are against federal ownership of land. From the official party platform:
2.2 Environment
Competitive free markets and property rights stimulate the technological innovations and behavioral changes required to protect our environment and ecosystems. Private landowners and conservation groups have a vested interest in maintaining natural resources. Governments are unaccountable for damage done to our environment and have a terrible track record when it comes to environmental protection.
And another source (although not the official platform):
Take it to the Limits: Milton Friedman on Libertarianism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSumJxQ5oy4
Nobel Laureate economist Milton Friedman explains why “Nobody takes care of someone else’s property as well as someone takes care of their own,” and how that applies to environmental policy, in an interview at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Friedman offers his definitive views regarding the U.S. Department of Interior, stating there’s “no good reason” for the federal government to own any land not occupied by federal buildings.