Question: Some people have suggested that certain public lands would be managed more efficiently if they were auctioned off to the highest bidders. In theory, the highest bidder would put the land to its highest-valued use. Employing a market valuation, that use might be logging or developing the land for vacation homes. Such an auction would provide the government with revenue, which could be used for socially beneficial purposes or for lowering taxes. Do you think that some public lands should be sold to private interests?