I recently read several articles about people making money by purchasing land before a big announcement and then profiting from the rise in value once the announcement is made. Then it’s reported that the deals were secret.

What I don’t understand is why some investigative reporter cannot go to the clerk of court’s office and look them up. I suspect that you would find what is probably the equilavent of insider trading.

Obviously people with prior knowledge are making these deals, and I suspect many are even elected officials.

I, for one, am really fed up with politicians somehow becoming incredibly weathy. I would love to see some news media dig into the details of these type of transactions and report them to the public.