USA on GMS & Landowner Rights to big $$$

Keith,

Your "What makes this site so great?" message is what got me hooked on GMS.  Immediately upon reading it I thought I had found the answer to the Shale boom "misfortunes".  I preached to everyone about landowners sticking up for other landowners.  I watched in my county as hundreds of landowners were scalped by "bounty hunting landmen and operators".  I talked to legislators and regulators to try to find out how this could happen, and soon realized that the existing O & G laws were not going to work for the Shale plays.  There is no comparison of the "shallow dollar factor" to the "deep dollar factor".   Therefore the unscrupulous were bound to take advantage of the common man.  The huge $$$ factor was just too much for them to ignore.  Not much has changed as of yet, and it is quite possible that there will indeed be no change.  While there is nothing wrong with entrepreneurs seeing opportunity and starting a business to make an honest dollar.  Big money is a huge temptation for the unconscionable to take advantage of common "individuals who have worked hard for that little yard they call home".

Unfortunately I believe that the key figures who begged for your favor to host a subsite on GMS have their own agenda,  and that agenda may not be "for the common mans" benefit.  For the USA association to prosper and do what needs to be done, it would have to have a legal base.  It would have to file for "non profit" status with the IRS.  It would have to be properly organized with an elected governing board.  It would have to hire a CPA and be subject to audit.  It probably could never be "free" to join as it would need $$ to operate.

While I wish all who join will gain something from it, I hope they don't put too much faith in it to the point of solving their "wish to be treated fairly" by the shale development "jesters & Czars".  I would warn them to proceed with caution.

Keith, I'm sure it took up your time and patience to set up another page, I hope you won't be disappointed by the outcome.  

Good luck to all, and take care.

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Permalink Reply by Olive Sue on May 24, 2013 at 1:49am

As long as this world stands, money and greed will rule the moral values.  Many tried to educate the masses about the pitfalls in this business but "quick and slick" made many decisions and many "got beat".   A sad thing about people when you try to help them they are sure you are getting something from it and would not believe you were just wanting to see the most for them. 

 

I am so very glad for those that got fair bonus money and more so for those that got a fair lease.  For those that have not made a deal be patient if this proves to be what it appears you will be involved in the future.

 

As a skeptic, don"t expect the government to make decisions in the little persons favor, much to much depends on how it benefits big business and unfortunately how much it benefits those in power.

Permalink Reply by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher) on May 24, 2013 at 2:03am

I am happy to provide some "real estate" to hammer out it's goals and organization. But, you are right, it takes a large organizational effort.

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