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Originally Posted by Swimmer
If I want to build a gas station I have to buy the land. If I want to own a grocery store I have to buy the land. This happens in every geo-political arena, be it conservative or liberal. That is the sponsership in some form or another of a business.
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Do you really want to sell the ocean floor to a private company. If they own it then they can say no fishing by the towers.
The normal practice is to lease them the land the problem is the government has a habit of making bad deals. But then aren't we looking for ways to reduce our oil use and reduce emissions to the air.
What nuclear plant paid for it's land? Most have paid more then 10 times the actual land value. Plus the millions in property tax each year. An even with that thanks to de-regulation the Northeast plant owners are making a ton of money and their still selling power to the grid cheaper then any of the coal, or or gas units.