Topic: Land Conservation

Kirk Mitchell denies being a crony capitalist and addresses the rising costs of land acquisition under Proposition 2. He explains that while 55% of the $65 million budget has been spent to acquire only 30% of the target land, the price increase is a result of the environmental protections making the area more desirable. Mitchell argues that pristine waterways naturally command higher market values than land near open sewers.

The hosts argue that environmentalism has become a "new world religion" used by elites to manipulate people into giving up property rights. They criticize a $65 million local land purchase as a "land grab" designed to drive development into downtown areas where it can be more heavily regulated and taxed. Organizations like The Nature Conservancy are characterized as being financed by "elitist bucks."