There is so much noise in this presidential campaign that it takes effort to notice the signs. So, like former President Donald Trump, it's a possible policy initiative. stated on September 24th“Make America Rich Again.”
President Trump called for a “new American industrialism” that would involve using federal land for new factories. President Trump said he would “create special federal lands with ultra-low taxes and regulations for American producers.” “These would be ideal places to relocate entire industries that we brought in from other countries.”
Territorial wealth as the key to wealth creation is built into the American Dream. Pilgrims and settlers headed west in search of homesteads, property, and profits, and the federal government helped by purchasing or conquering Louisiana, Florida, California, Alaska, and Hawaii.
This was America's manifest destiny. God has given us this land to prosper. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy declaredWhen he dedicated a dam in Heber Springs, Arkansas, he said it would be a “waste” not to develop natural resources.
But in the 1970s, the federal government pursued both environmentalism and elitism, moving from go-go developmentalism to long-range imperialism. The federal government will no longer be developed. They would freeze development, thereby pleasing environmental lobbyists and primarily Democratic Party donors.
Currently, the federal government owns about 27% of the land in the United States, or more than 1 million square miles. There is no special logic to this federal ownership. varies greatly by state From over 80% in Nevada to just 0.3% in Connecticut.
But whatever the proportions, the blue dots on the east and west coasts aim to maintain their supremacy over the red zones of elevated countries. In fact, on September 27, President Joe Biden (remember him?) declared: national public lands day. From Manhattan to Beverly Hills, green enthusiasts and trust funders were thrilled.
And what if the people of Red America are eliminated? Are you unemployed? unfortunate. They weren't going to vote for Biden or Kamala Harris anyway.
Fortunately, red America has a champion in Trump who is breaking new ground in reclaiming federal land for the benefit of ordinary people rather than the entertainment of the privileged. In his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on July 18, he pledged to harness the “liquid gold that lies beneath our feet,” adding, “We are a nation with an opportunity to build absolute wealth on that energy.” ” he added.
And it's not just oil (and natural gas and coal) that's abundant, it's everything. We have to be willing to dig it out.
for example, rare earth elements — something so essential to high tech — they’re not at all rare, they’re just scattered. Here in the US, Uncle Green is locking them down, while in China the government is encouraging mining in an effort to monopolize the world's high-tech production.
If Trump wins this year, all that could be reversed. Certainly, Democrats in Congress, the judiciary, and the deep state won't go along, and certainly China won't want to compete. Still, re-elected Trump will have an ally in the states. To be more precise, about half of the states are Republican.
As we all know, red states have become more aggressive in recent years, with governors like Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis challenging the Biden-Harris administration and winning big. federalism and national rights.
Therefore, many red residents will support Trump 47 and pro-growth land policies. At the same time, of course, people in blue states would scoff. And if red states have a right to grow, blue states may have a right not to grow.
In 2025, this could become a federalist-oriented compromise between red and blue. Only half of America will be wealthy again.
James P. Pinkerton, a former White House domestic policy aide to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, is a former Fox News contributor.
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