Land of the Rich
We were talking about people who live in national parks and I came across a site that had some amazing dollar amounts for land inside these parks. There has been 1.6 million acres in the last decade that people have bought inside national parks around the world. For example in Gettysburg you would have to pay $58,000/acre. In another park you had to pay $250,000 for 54 acres. In Keweenaw National Park in Michigan you would have to pay $2.45 million dollars for 11 acres. In my opinion I would not even put a price on land inside national parks and try to keep it as pristine and natural as possible. For those rich that can afford to buy this land I think that the prices are fair and should be as high as they are.
posted by Brandon @ 7:38 PM
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These prices seem too low to me. If we have national parks to manage areas and keep them as "natural" as possible why can anybody move into them? I did the math and in the park mentioned above for $250,000 for 54 acrea is about $4600 per acre. A little low for a national park land. Tuition for one semester can easily add up to that for an out of state student at USU. A school that has a low out of state tuition. It seems a little ridiculous for anyone to move into an area that is supposed to be there for everyone.
I guess that i'll never be able to relate to people who are to rich for their own good. I can't imagine wanting to purchase a piece of property in the middle of a national park. I imagine that there are strict building codes in place, if building any sort of dwelling is even allowed. There are plenty other chunks of land for sale in the wilderness. What's the point of making a park filled with private property?
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