Reply #7: Regulation is better done on private sector businesses like manufacturing,

[Cleita]

which we don't have anymore because of deregulation, but if we increased tariffs on imports we could get our manufacturing base back. This is the sector that should be so-called free market, but our natural assets in which we extract products from mother earth should belong to the commons. I come from a mining background so I know how destructive private companies are in mining our natural resources even on federal and state land and they take all the profit giving very little back to the communities that they pollute in. Poor agricultural practices cause erosion, salting and pollution of streams and air. Nationalizing them should insure environmental and safety practices and the profits should be used for the betterment of the citizens of this country. If we had the money that is made in oil, lumbering, and mining in this country we probably would never have to pay taxes again to support our government structures. We own these natural assets and they should be there for us the people.