BENEFITS TO PRIVATE OWNERSHIP THREATS TO OUR FREEDOMS AND RIGHTS ■ Foundation of freedom ■ Dependence on foreign resources such as oil & agriculture ■ Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness ■ Extreme environmentalism & land use control ■ Hope in the American Dream ■ Conservation Easements & Purchase of Developmental Rights ■ Quality of life: private rights to your children, home, car,    business, health, bank account, land, education, worship, self-defense, recreation, travel, ideas and inventions. ■ Frivolous lawsuits ■ Gun control, rent control, population control ■ New World Order governed by the United Nations ■ Effective conservation of land and resources ■ Ability to obtain wealth ■ Inspiration and creativity ■ Big government, bureaucracy, Non-Governmental Agencies (NGO's) such as The Nature Conservancy; The Sierra Club; American Planning Association, etc. ■ Successful production of agriculture, goods and services ■ Socialized Medicine & national health Insurance ■ Independence ■ Motivation and incentive ■ Sustainable Development, Agenda 21, Smart Growth, Wildlands Project ■ Free enterprise ■ "Stakeholder" and visionary councils ■ Growth and economic opportunity ■ Non-Profit funding and tax-exempt family foundations such as the Rockefeller Foundation, H.J. Heinz Corporation, etc. ■ Stability and security ■ Over-regulation, over-taxation ■ Excellence ■ Inheritance Tax ■ Motivation and incentive ■ Regional Governance   ■ Appointed vs. elected authority