LT,

getting richer is in a waywhat capitalism is built on. Why is it ok for the middle class man want to make more money, but not for the guy who makes double what he does? I would understand your arguement if Bill Gates was out collecting lease money on 1000 acres, but these guys are no billionaire tycoons. Just another way to make money off of land, for whoever is lucky enough to own it.

I just don't see why someone can blame a landowner for leasing land, whoever that landowner is. Their land, their right, their way of making money. If you think these guys are getting rich off of leases, buy up some land and start leasing. Just another means of income.