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		RayVR on Nov 10, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Epic Games chief pays $15M to protect 7,000 acres ... If you simply google this incentive you'll see that it's history long predates any popular notion of environmental preservation.

1123581321 on Nov 10, 2016 [–]

You're right, and in the last ten years or so (after the IRS took notice and started cracking down on abuses) it's become an intentional conservation strategy. The recent legislation to increase the valuation demonstrates this.

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