The late Woody Guthrie sang, This Land Is My Land.

The question I have always had is: “Woody, what are you going to do to improve the property or to maintain the property? That is what the homesteaders of the past found out. Owners of a “stake” were required to improve and maintain the property or within five years, they lost ownership.

I wonder if Woody only wished to hang around for a few days, weeks or months, and then played music, that the land was his? Ownership requires a lot of work and effort. You have to pay taxes, buy paint, repair parts of buildings. Put up new structures, make driveways and more.

No, Woody, there is no “free lunch.” There is a great deal of work to keep and maintain ownership. It’s more than just music.