Pathetic dodge. Why won't anyone answer this simple question? What do the ranchers gain if the land is turned over to state control?
Obama told the nation, "if you like your food, you can keep your food."
But as with everything Obama says, he is lying.
The increases since June 2009 are: Beef and veal: +35.2%, Pork: +27%, Fish and seafood: +20.1%, Eggs: +33.1%, Dairy: +16.1%, Fresh Fruits: +13.8%.
At the same time, Average Hourly Earnings have increased by 10.1%.
Food Prices Are Soaring And Washington Doesn't Care
Obama and the left in general are waging war on food production, no one is worse in the attacks on agriculture than Comrade General Brown in the Peoples Republic. But Obama is at war to food unattainable to the middle and lower classes, particularly protein rich foods like meat. One of the ways that Obama has accomplished his goal of sharp increases in meat prices is by denying federal grazing rights that have been in place since the 1850's. The situation in Oregon is a reaction to this war on food by the Obamanation and his minions.
I don't know that turning the land over to the state would help, but a president not at war against the American people sure would.