This again reduces the quality of life. The government fosters an attitude of irresponsibility. Individual responsibility is diminished in direct proportion to the increased size and scope of government. Too few people are willing to take the social responsibility of caring for our wilderness lands, and too many are willing to entrust that task to the government. The government mis-manages wilderness areas.
Government policies are open to special interest group warfare.
Government-controlled wilderness areas are no exception. Sometimes, the government logs a forest to death, selling timber at below-market rates and subsidizing the loss with tax dollars. Sometimes, the government restricts reasonable recreational uses of lands. The government uses subsidies and taxation to affect behavior. Subsidies to businesses and individuals affect decisions of where to move, where to build, how to build, and how to conduct business.