In yet another sign of Adam Bever’s socialist tendencies, in a recent article in the Osceola Sun about mining, Adam Bever made a number of downright scary statements.
In expressing opposition to both frac sand mining and metallic mining, Bever proclaimed that the hundreds of jobs that are at stake are not worth the imaginary damage that could be caused by mining companies.
That’s pretty easy for a guy wrapped in the secure cocoon of government employment to say. My guess is that the thousands of truckers, equipment operators, electricians, construction workers, railroad workers and others who could use the good jobs offered by the mining industry might disagree with Mr. Bever.
At a recent job fair for the new sand processing facility east of Almena, 700 applications were submitted for just 100 jobs. Maybe Mr. Bever could explain to the fortunate 100 who landed a much-needed job that he would rather they remained out of work.
Additionally, in the usual big government mentality, Mr. Bever wants more big government regulations. As we have seen already, some counties want frac mining and some do not. Those decisions should be left to the local government as they are in the best position to address local concerns.
What’s worse is the socialist language employed by Bever in describing his position. For example, in proposing new taxes and regulations on mining businesses, Mr. Bever says “we need to get the most bang for the buck for our resources.” Mr. Bever also wonders “where is our piece of the pie?”. Notice Bever’s use of the word “our” in both statements.
The meaning behind this is very simple (and scary). Bever wants to use the government to confiscate citizens’ private property. It kind of reminds you when President Obama told Joe the Plumber that he just wanted to “spread the wealth around”. And we have all seen how that’s worked out for us.
It is really hard to believe that a teacher could say such things. Surely Mr. Bever understands basic property ownership rights and laws. But, just in case Mr. Bever missed this part of basic civics, it’s pretty simple – in the United States, the government does not own our property or the mineral deposits under our ground. We do.
So unless the landowner has a mouse in his pocket, there is no “our”. The only one with any right to that sand is the landowner. Simply put, the government has no right to any piece of money made by a landowner selling sand from his or her property.
So, to answer your question, Mr. Bever, this is one piece of pie you will not get.
R J Hartung
Dresser, WI
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