(Poll created April 9, 2010)
Submitted by editor

You own a piece of land... who owns the coal, natural gas, oil and water below the surface?

Choose up to 5 answers
You own it down as far as a human could dig by hand
your crappy state government
The United Nations
Whatever’s written in the Appendix of Obama’s copy of “Rules for Radicals”
Whoever gets to it first
I do!
You don't own land - the government lets you use it for a while
God
Whoever bought the mineral rights 200 years ago
Deed holder - but eminent domain can raise its ugly head
The United States government
Whoever can access it can have it. No Tresspassing!
Whatever it says on the deed. They are not all the same.
You own them all the way to China
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