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To: Dale Baker who wrote (114130)	6/29/2009 11:51:14 AM
From: cosmicforce	Respond to of 541729

Can anyone guess what Yosemite or Yellowstone would look like if they were left in the hands of private parties? Look at the private land around Crater Lake to see what it looks like. National Forest was always run by Department of Agriculture and when you fly over Crater Lake National Park (operated by Interior Department), you can actually see the park boundary from the air. Healthcare is run like the logging industry. Why is every patient not screened for vitamin deficiencies? Not because vitamins don't matter but because the medical establishment doesn't make money on vitamins which are essentially commodities. Switch between the Satellite and Map view here to see the impact of private ownership of natural resources: maps.google.com