当時、公有地内で牛を飼っている牧場主に課される料金が低すぎることが問題になっていた。公有地における1動物単位の月当たりの料金(AUM, animal unit month)はわずか1.35ドルで、1983年の民有地における一般的な料金よりも遥かに低かった。数百万エーカーの公有地で少数の大企業が牛を飼っており、事実上、連邦政府が大企業に補助金を出しているような状態だった。バビットはこの料金を引き上げようとしたが、西部各州選出の議員により阻止された[8][9]。
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