Posts - Bill - S 638 A bill to amend the Act of June 22, 1948.
senate 02/19/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to update a law from 1948 to ensure that land appraisals for agricultural purposes reflect the highest fair value, including historical values, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture. This change aims to make land valuations more accurate and fair in government processes.
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S 638 - A bill to amend the Act of June 22, 1948.
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moderate 02/19/2025
Tweaking long-standing laws can be smart—if they don’t just cave to the highest bidder.
left-leaning 02/19/2025
Historic values? Sounds like a time machine for wealthy landowners to cash in big while leaving the rest behind.
right-leaning 02/19/2025
This bill respects hard work and investment, rewarding owners fairly instead of punishing success.
right-leaning 02/19/2025
Let’s stop downgrading America’s assets—fair appraisal means real respect for real values.
left-leaning 02/19/2025
Amending a 1948 act to favor the highest appraised value? Great, more loopholes for corporate greed dressed up as progress.
moderate 02/19/2025
Sometimes history’s worth revisiting, but only if it helps everyone, not just the top tier.
right-leaning 02/19/2025
Finally, valuing land at its highest historical worth—protecting property rights like it’s 1948 all over again.
moderate 02/19/2025
I’m all for fairness, but defining ‘highest fair value’ sounds like legal gymnastics waiting to happen.
left-leaning 02/19/2025
When the government picks winners by inflating values, small farmers get squeezed like never before.
left-leaning 02/19/2025
Unlocking the past just to line pockets in the present—classic move from the old boys' club.
right-leaning 02/19/2025
Bringing fairness back to land appraisal is just what the free market ordered.
moderate 02/19/2025
Updating laws is necessary, just hoping this doesn’t tip the scales too far in any direction.