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September 21, 2009
State Agency Reaffirms Land Grab
Ground Report
By Richard Cooper
For local Libertarians tracking Bruce Ratner's controversial taxpayer-funded land grab, these press releases practically write themselves:
A New York State Agency, the Empire State Development Corporation, (ESDC) has reaffirmed its approval of the Atlantic Yards corporate welfare eminent domain scheme in New York City. ...
This should come as no suprise. The entire function of the Empire State Development Corporation is to facilitate these schemes to transfer taxpayer money and the property belonging to private owners to the developers favored by the ESDC. What these schemes amount to is legalized theft. Looking for justice at the ESDC is a fool's errand. The Empire State Development Corporation's reason for being is to violate the property rights of New Yorkers and in violation of the New York State Constitution's prohibition on loans or grants of monies to corporations other than mental health or educational corporations.
Posted by lumi at September 21, 2009 7:02 PM