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December 14, 2011
Baby steps to a biz-friendly New York
NY Post
by Raymond J. Keating
A Post op-ed columnist thinks one way to help businesses in New York is to stop letting bigger businesses grab their land. Among his top-five business-friendly moves:
Rein in eminent-domain abuse: In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Kelo decision in 2005, many states have reinforced private-property protections — but not New York, where governments routinely abuse eminent domain for private uses. Reform might upset large developers, but it would be a big plus for small business, not to mention being politically popular.
Posted by eric at December 14, 2011 11:16 AM