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This problem is about 10 years old. The irresponsibility of those who chose to rely on an unfunded federal subsidy instead of moving towards a new economy is mind boggling. Have their heads been in the sand this whole time? Nobody was asking them to stop clear cutting just because we wanted to cause them financial pain. They had to stop raping the forests because they were causing long-term, possibly irreversible damage to the natural system on which we, and countless other species, rely. They should never have received federal funding to do nothing but nostalgically pine away for the old days of plundering the forest at will. That money should have been used to accomplish tangible results such as thinning the tree plantations that have resulted from unconscionable looting of our natural heritage and legacy. This is still the USA. How about a little adaptation and innovation instead of waiting for a handout. Our national forests are their own excuse for being and belong to everyone. They shouldn't have to "pay their own way."

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