Beyond land sales, there will be an acceleration of industry "partnerships." If the recent track record of "partnerships" is an indicator, a lot of private enterprises will get sweetheart deals on public land and quasi-ownership of public resources on those lands, with the US taxpayer getting almost nothing, or in the case of hard rick minerals, the US taxpayer gets absolutely nothing. That's hardly a partnership. That's corporate/industry welfare.
I've not seen a more "socialist" effort in the last ten years than how industry, often foreign-owned, gets public resources for almost nothing. How they get to avoid many of the costs of doing business. How they get to lower their bonding risk. How they get to socialize many of the long-term liabilities. That's socialism in action, not the theoretical possibilities I've been warned about.
The apologists will be out in force, trying to rationalize this strategic plan. Just look at the dark room deals that have been made for data centers. We're supposed to believe that DOI will use competition and markets to decide who, what, where, and at what return to the US taxpayer.
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