Multiplier Effect

Multiplier Effect

I guess when I'm getting at in regard to that last post is that the loss of the land has a sort of multiplier effect. There's no way to forecast or use what we'd call, using a crystal ball, that would tell us what revenue streams would have come in. The fact that the land in all likelihood cost $14,000,000 + at this point is true. It doesn't include any oil or mineral rights underneath the ground. It doesn't include cattle and horse ranching operations. I mean if memory serves me right, you would have to extrapolate nearly 150 years back to generate an accurate picture. It ain't going to happen, but just goes to show you that had it continued and had he prospered with his cattle and horses, even branched out into other activities, the total value lost easily would exceed $14,000,000. Again, this is another reason why it's worth fighting for, and to let those gringos know they economically hurt many of the original vaqueros who were supposed to be entitled to that land. They think it's just a case of "it is what it is." No that's not the case. The fact that you disenfranchised future generations who lost out on a windfall of wealth... does matter.

Mark