Yeah, they could build a Walmart and only carry US made goods.
Why would Walmart build a store the size of a 2-car garage?
Sound familiar? I wonder of it is Walmart
Funny though, in a country with a brutally murderous regime still at the helm, the peasants
are revolting over such things in contrast to the slaves on this side of the world. There's a reason for that.
Might have something to do with the fact that they have no recourse, no vote, no lawsuits, no right of petition. All things we have here.
Ya think??
the peasants have always been revolting,
You said it, they stink on ice.
To crystallize the issue of compensation, send a public official to assess "fair market value" on a property condemned for "public use" - and the same day send in the local property tax assessor. Then compare the "fair market value" numbers assigned.
And "fair market value" is a token amount considering the personal costs to many people. People who worked their whole lives, carefully chose their location etc, and built or bought their home intending to live out their days. Perhaps near kin or located for some other special reason. People who work at a particular location etc. Having to suddenly pack up and "find somewhere else", the costs of moving and searching, broker fees, lawyers perhaps, and a plethora of other nickel and dime expenses. What the property could be expected to sell for does not really amount to the actual costs people faced with such things have to bear.
I used to work for an MAI appraiser who frequently worked on eminent domain takings. I can tell you that, at least around here, your perception of eminent domain compensation is flat out wrong.
95% of takings are for road widening and improvement projects, the construction costs of which exceed the real estate acquisition costs by at least two orders of magnitude. The government bodies involved instruct the appraisers (who are highly qualified private sector consultants, NOT "public officials") to err in favor of overcompensating the property owners. This is because when property owners object to the awards they're offered they tend to take the matter to court. This is bad for the government, because it adds costly delays to the construction projects and adds huge costs in legal bills. It's bad for appraisers because it hurts their professional reputations, which are critically important to them if they wish to remain successful consultants. It is best for all concerned to overvalue the properties somewhat, than to try to hit the exact value dead on and risk occasionally undervaluing a parcel. The extra cost is a drop in the bucket comparatively, and it simply isn't economical or sensible to take the risk.
If you sent in a property tax assessor and an eminent domain appraiser to value the same property on the same day, you'll almost always find that the tax assessor has undervalued the property and the appraiser has overvalued the property.
In circumstances where families or businesses are forced to relocate, the state often offers relocation assistance - money and logistical help to allow the owner to relocate without any out of pocket expenses.
Most informed real estate buyers understand that eminent domain takings are a fact of life, and those who "carefully choose" their new location take potential future eminent domain work into account as part of their decision making. Again, the vast majority of eminent domain takings are for highway projects, and highway projects tend to be planned out some 20 years in advance. These plans are public knowledge, and savvy buyers know to look into it before signing a deed.
There are a lot of good people out there whose jobs are to make eminent domain as painless for the property owners as possible. Sure, there are some scumbags out there too (we're talking about the government, after all, and there will always be some corruption and graft involved in government projects). But there are an awful lot of people who go to great pains to make sure property owners aren't injured in the process. It is neither true now fair to say that all (or even most) eminent domain work is a violation of the property owners' rights.