Eminent Domain is the right of a government to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation. Public officials attempt to justify Eminent Domain by extolling the new public use as a boon for everyone.
But therein lies the problem. When government isn’t limited, public officials are incentivized by corporate interests to take private property for the good of the corporations.
Further Reading:
Eminent domain abuse violates private property rights
Top Ten Worst Abuses of Eminent Domain
Eminent Domain: Being Abused?Is Seizure Of Private Property Always In Public’s Interest?
Eminent disaster: Homeowners in Connecticut town were dispossessed for nothing
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