2.23.2005

Eminent Domain

Have noted a spike in media attention to issues of eminent domain.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of a Connecticut town whose local government believes that raising the tax base is enough of a public good to warrant taking the land of individual homeowners.

Need we say that the land in question is waterfront property?

There's a similar contest going on in Ohio. Another in downtown Manhattan.

It will always be the case that a corporation will pay more taxes than a household. And big corporations will always provide a larger tax base than small corporations.

If the State court ruling stands, every piece of real estate is at risk for condemnation.

And that's just not good for anyone.

Here's a link to the piece in Forbes Magazine.



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