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October 8, 2005

Kelo, Eminent Domain and Political Corruption

Daily Kos comments on eminent domain abuse:

Of course-- and this is the key point -- we should want no one gaining financially from manipulation of the political process. Which is why people need to FOCUS on the economic payoff from zoning changes and the public should demand that WHOEVER develops land after a zoning change has to pay the public for the windfall from the zoning change.

If new developers are brought in through eminent domain because an old owner refuses to share that zoning change windfall with the public, then the real question to ask is whether the new developers are sharing the windfall with the public. That's the test of whether buying the land is for the benefit of the public, or a sleazy corrupt deal.

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Posted by amy at October 8, 2005 9:59 AM